VP-68

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Patrol Squadron 68
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VP-68 patch
Active1 November 1970-16 January 1997
CountryUnited States of America
Branch US Navy Reserve Crest 2017.svg United States Navy Reserve
Type squadron
Role Maritime patrol
Nickname(s)Blackhawks
Aircraft flown
Patrol SP-2H Neptune
P-3A/B/C Orion

VP-68 was a Patrol Squadron of the U.S. Navy Reserve. The squadron was established on 1 November 1970 at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. Its home port moved to Naval Air Facility Washington in 1985. The squadron was disestablished on 16 January 1997, after 26 years of service. Its nickname was the Blackhawks from 1972 onward. Elements of the squadron made 28 major overseas deployments. [1]

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Operational history

VP-68 P-3A at NAS Patuxent River, May 1972 Lockheed P-3A 150514 VP-68 LW-2 Patuxt 05.72 edited-3.jpg
VP-68 P-3A at NAS Patuxent River, May 1972
VP-68 P-3 over Washington D.C. VP-68 LW-04 WEB (4832425422).jpg
VP-68 P-3 over Washington D.C.

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 Roberts, Michael D. (2000). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 2, Chapter 3, Section 11: Patrol Squadron Histories for 2nd VP-62 to VP-90 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 341–343. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2003. Retrieved 25 February 2014.