VP-26 Tridents | |
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Active | 1946–present |
Country | United States of America |
Branch | United States Navy |
Type | Squadron |
Role | Maritime or land-based patrol and reconnaissance |
Part of | Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN |
Garrison/HQ | Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida |
Nickname(s) | Bone Deep |
Aircraft flown | |
Patrol | PB4Y-1 PB4Y-2 P2V-4/5/5F P-3B/C Boeing P-8 Poseidon |
The VP-26 Tridents are a United States Navy aircraft squadron based at Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Florida. The squadron flies Boeing P-8A patrol aircraft. It was established as Bombing Squadron 114 (VB-114) on 26 August 1943 and renamed Patrol Bombing Squadron 114 (VPB-114) on 1 October 1944; Patrol Squadron 114 (VP-114) on 15 May 1946; Heavy Patrol Squadron (Landplane) 6 (VP-HL-6) on 15 November 1946, and Patrol Squadron 26 (VP-26) on 1 September 1948. The Tridents are the third squadron to be designated VP-26; the first VP-26 was renamed VP-102 on 16 December 1940, and the second VP-26 was renamed VP-14 on 1 July 1941.[1]