VP-91

Patrol Squadron 91

VP-91 patch
Active 1 November 1970 - 31 March 1999
Country United States of America
Branch United States Navy Reserve
Type squadron
Role Maritime patrol
Nickname(s) Pink Panthers
Stingers
Black Cats
Engagements Gulf War
Aircraft flown
Patrol P-3A/B/C Orion

Patrol Squadron 91 (VP-91) was a patrol squadron of the U.S. Naval Reserve. It was the second squadron to bear the VP-91 designation, the first VP-91 was redesignated VPB-91 on 1 October 1944. The squadron was established on 1 November 1970 and deactivated 29 years later, on 31 March 1999. It flew the Lockheed P-3 Orion, and was based at NAS Moffett Field during its entire life. The squadron's nicknames were the Pink Panthers from 1970-1984, the Stingers from 1984-1991, and the Black Cats from 1991-1999. Units of the squadron made 25 major overseas deployments.[1]

Operational history

VP-91 P-3C in October 1994

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 12: Patrol Squadron Histories for 2nd VP-91 to VP-133 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 351–353. Retrieved 2014-02-25.

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