VP-17

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Patrol Squadron 17
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VP-17 insignia
Active1 July 1946–31 March 1995
CountryUnited States
BranchNavy
TypeSquadron
RoleAntisubmarine Patrol
Part of United States Navy/Naval Air Forces/Patrol Wing
Nickname(s)White Lightnings
Engagements Korean War
Vietnam War
Aircraft flown
Patrol PBY Catalina
PV-2 Harpoon
P4Y-2/2S Privateer
P2V Neptune
P-3 Orion

VP-17, nicknamed the White Lightnings, was a Patrol Squadron of the U.S. Navy.

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The squadron was established as Reserve Patrol Squadron VP-916 on 1 July 1946. It was redesignated as Medium Patrol Squadron VP-ML-66 on 15 November 1946, as VP-722 in February 1950, and as VP-17 on 4 February 1953. It was redesignated Heavy Attack Mining Squadron VA-(HM)-10 on 1 July 1956, and finally, for the second time, redesignated VP-17 on 1 July 1959. The squadron was disestablished on 31 March 1995, after 49 years of service. [1] It was the third squadron to be designated VP-17, the first VP-17 was redesignated as VP-42 on 1 July 1939 and the second VP-17 was redesignated VPB-17 on 1 October 1944. [2] [3]

Operational history

VP-17 P-3B off Oahu in 1976 P-3B Orion VP-17 off Oahu 1976.JPEG
VP-17 P-3B off Oahu in 1976
VP-17 P-3Bs at NAS Cubi Point in 1986 NAS Cubi Point flight line with P-3Bs in 1983.JPEG
VP-17 P-3Bs at NAS Cubi Point in 1986

Home port assignments

The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown: [1]

Aircraft assignment

The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown: [1]

See also

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons .

  1. 1 2 3 4 Roberts, Michael D. (2000). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 2, Chapter 3, Section 3: Patrol Squadron Histories for 2nd VP-9 to Third VP-17 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 97–103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2003. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  2. Roberts, Michael D. (2000). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 2, Chapter 3, Section 2: Patrol Squadron Histories for 2nd VP-5 to 3rd VP-8 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 42–51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2003. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. Roberts, Michael D. (2000). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 2, Chapter 4, Section 2: Patrol Bombing Squadron Histories for VPB-17 to VPB-29 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 421–424. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2003. Retrieved 26 February 2014.