VP-17, nicknamed the White Lightnings, was a Patrol Squadron of the U.S. Navy.
Patrol Squadron 17 | |
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Active | 1 July 1946–31 March 1995 |
Country | United States |
Branch | Navy |
Type | Squadron |
Role | Antisubmarine 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 |
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]
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]
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.