Patrol Squadron 6 | |
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Active | 15 July 1943 – 31 May 1993 |
Country | United States of America |
Branch | ![]() |
Type | squadron |
Role | Maritime patrol |
Part of | United States Navy/Naval Air Forces/Patrol Wing |
Nickname(s) | Mad Foxes Blue Sharks |
Engagements | World War II Korean War Vietnam War |
Aircraft flown | |
Patrol | PV-1 Ventura PV-2 Harpoon P2 Neptune P-3 Orion |
VP-6 was a long-lived Patrol Squadron of the U.S. Navy, nicknamed the Blue Sharks. Originally established as Bombing Squadron VB-146 on 15 July 1943, it was redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB-146 on 1 October 1944, redesignated VP-146 on 15 May 1946, redesignated Medium Patrol Squadron (Landplane) VP-ML-6 on 15 November 1946, redesignated VP-6 on 1 September 1948 and disestablished on 31 May 1993. [1] It was the third squadron to be designated VP-6, the first VP-6 was disestablished on 3 May 1926 and the second VP-6 was disestablished on 20 June 1945. [2]
The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown: [1]
The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown: [1]
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons .