VP-18

Patrol Squadron 18

VP-18 insignia
Active May 1946-10 October 1968
Country United States
Branch Navy
Type Squadron
Role Antisubmarine Patrol
Part of United States Navy/Naval Air Forces/Patrol Wing
Nickname(s) Flying Phantoms
Aircraft flown
Patrol PV-2 Harpoon
P2V Neptune
P-3 Orion

VP-18, nicknamed the Flying Phantoms, was a Patrol Squadron of the U.S. Navy. Originally established as Reserve Patrol Squadron VP-914 in May 1946, redesignated Medium Patrol Squadron VP-ML-64 on 15 November 1946, redesignated VP-861 in February 1950, redesignated VP-18 on 4 February 1953 and disestablished on 10 October 1968.[1] It was the third squadron to be designated VP-18, the first VP-18 was redesignated VP-13 on 1 July 1939, and the second VP-18 was redesignated VPB-18 on 1 October 1944.

Operational history

VP-18 P2V-2 over NAS Jacksonville in 1952
VP-18 P2H over a Soviet freighter during the Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962

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 4: Patrol Squadron Histories for 3rd VP-18 to 1st VP-22 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 97–103. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

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