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Officially Licensed US Navy VP-17 White Lightnings Patch — Patrol Squadron 17 Maritime Patrol Aviation Embroidered Patch
The White Lightnings — Cold War sub hunters who patrolled the world’s oceans from prop planes and carrier decks.
Patrol Squadron 17 (VP-17), the “White Lightnings,” was a U.S. Navy maritime patrol squadron that conducted anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, and maritime surveillance missions during the Cold War and beyond. VP-17 operated the P-3 Orion and its predecessors from bases across the Pacific and Atlantic, tracking Soviet submarine movements and maintaining the Navy’s undersea warfare advantage during the most dangerous decades of the nuclear age. The White Lightnings were part of the vast patrol aviation community that served as America’s first line of defense against the Soviet submarine fleet. VP-17 was disestablished as part of the post-Cold War drawdown of patrol squadrons, but the squadron’s legacy lives on among its veterans and the maritime patrol community.
Perfect For:
VP-17 White Lightnings veterans, P-3 Orion aircrew, Cold War maritime patrol aviation personnel, and US Navy legacy patrol squadron patch collectors.
White Lightnings. Cold War sentinels.
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