This Day in History:
October 5, 1949
Navy Cmdr. F.L. Ashworth pilots a Lockheed P2V-3 Neptune twin-engine patrol bomber from the carrier Midway off Norfolk, to the Panama Canal, north to Corpus Christi, TX and then on to San Diego, CA, completing the nonstop flight of 4800 miles in 25 hr. and 40 min.
American Aviation Historical Society
1956 - 2026, Celebrating 70 Years of Service
