The PV-2 Harpoon is one of 24 airplanes you can vote for as Airplane of the Year. We’re pretty sure which of the 24 will get Don Long’s and Pat Patteson’s vote.

In 1945, as American military strategists laid plans to invade Japan, the U.S. Navy ordered a new patrol bomber airplane: the Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon. Lockheed manufactured only 35 of the final ...

HANCOCK COUNTY — The World War II Navy bomber, built in 1945, now has a new name and a new mission. The PV-2 Harpoon formerly known as “Hot Stuff” is now called “Island Doll,” and ...

He was talking about the ultra-rare Lockheed PV-2D long-range patrol bomber restored at the museum over the past three years. And with the series of before-and-after photos on the museum website ...

HANCOCK COUNTY — A blast from the past is coming to the airport in the county. The Island Doll, a Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon Bomber, will be on display for tours at the Indianapolis Regional Airport ...