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.

Welcome aboard from "The Tridents" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 26. A patrol squadron is a diverse element of the United States Navy that performs a wide array of missions and provides a valuable...

Patrol Squadron TWO SIX (VP-26), a member of Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN, is a Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron with a worldwide theater of operations. Mission...

On April 8th, 1950, a VP-26 PB4Y-2 “Privateer”, designated “HB 7,” took off from Wiesbaden Air Base, West Germany, on an intelligence gathering mission. The aircraft was intercepted by four...

VP-26 Sailors conduct emergency landing and fire drills during a routine mission flight onboard the P-8A Poseidon. Performing drills ensure crews are prepared and confident in their skills in the case of an actual emergency.

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Having repaired some 26 planes and directed several air-sea search and rescue missions which saved the life of a number of men, she put to sea on 4 November 1946 for return to the United States. Steaming by the way of the Philippines ports of Puerto Princessa, Manila and Guiuan, she arrived at San Diego on 23 December 1946.

VP-26 was a Patrol Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Patrol Squadron 26 (VP-26) on 1 May 1944, redesignated Patrol Bombing Squadron 26 (VPB-26) on 1 October 1944, redesignated Patrol Squadron 26 (VP-26) on 15 May 1946 and disestablished on 14 December 1946.

VPNAVY is dedicated to the men and women of the United States Navy flying ASW VP/VPB Patrol Aircraft past and present. VPNAVY has attempted to collect every available piece of information via the InterNet.

On 4 Jan 1966, VP-26 became the Navy’s first operational P-3B squadron, when Commanding Officer CDR James H. Cullen ferried the first P-3B from Burbank, California to Naval Air Station Brunswick. On 24 Nov 1967, VP-26 deployed to Southeast Asia, operating from Sangley Point, Philippines and U-Tapao, Thailand.