▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Civil ian ▁fire f ight ing ▁P - 2 / P 2 V s ▁have ▁been ▁employed ▁in ▁aer ial ▁fire f ight ing ▁roles ▁by ▁operators ▁such ▁as ▁M inden ▁Air ▁Cor p ▁and ▁Ne pt une ▁A viation ▁Services . ▁The ▁fire ▁f igh ters ▁can ▁carry ▁ 2 , 0 8 0 ▁gal ▁( 7 , 8 7 4 ▁l ) ▁of ▁ret ard ant ▁and ▁have ▁a ▁service ▁life ▁of ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁hours . ▁Ne pt une ▁propos es ▁to ▁replace ▁them ▁with ▁British ▁A eros pace ▁ 1 4 6 ▁aircraft , ▁which ▁have ▁an ▁estimated ▁service ▁life ▁of ▁ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁hours ▁and ▁carry ▁up wards ▁of ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁gall ons ▁of ▁ret ard ant . ▁ ▁" The ▁Tru cul ent ▁T urt le " ▁The ▁third ▁production ▁P 2 V - 1 ▁was ▁chosen ▁for ▁a ▁record - setting ▁mission , ▁ost ens ibly ▁to ▁test ▁crew ▁end urance ▁and ▁long - range ▁navigation ▁but ▁also ▁for ▁public ity ▁purposes : ▁to ▁display ▁the ▁capabilities ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Navy ' s ▁latest ▁pat rol ▁bom ber . ▁Its ▁nick name ▁was ▁The ▁T urt le , ▁which ▁was ▁painted ▁on ▁the ▁aircraft ' s ▁nose ▁( al ong ▁with ▁a ▁cart oon ▁of ▁a ▁t urt le ▁sm oking ▁a ▁pipe ▁ped aling ▁a ▁device ▁attached ▁to ▁a ▁prop eller ). ▁However , ▁in ▁press