Talk:VP-8

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Did you know... that Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8) became the first operational P-3 Orion squadron in the United States Navy during October 1962?

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Article Launched[edit]

This article is duly launched.Marcd30319 (talk) 17:06, 9 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK Nominaton[edit]

I nominated this article for Did You Know regarding VP-8 being the first P-3 operational squadron in the U.S. Navy October 1962.Marcd30319 (talk) 15:41, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The DYK posting is here.

Genealogy[edit]

"The lineage for Patrol Squadron 8 can be traced to Patrol Squadron 201 (VP-201)" Actually, if I understand Navy regs correctly (not a sure thing), it can't, since USN, unlike AUS, doesn't pass on unit histories when they disband. TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 02:18, 12 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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