“The World Famous Blue Sharks” (1943-1993) PATRON SIX

VP-6 Sea Stories - The Unofficial History of VP-6

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Flares Over Chinnampo July 1950 by Charles Pomeroy

The origin of VP-6’s  “Blue Sharks” nickname - the original October 28, 1950 article from Colliers Magazine “Blue Sharks off the Red Coast”, with additional commentary by Charles Pomeroy  

VP-6 P2V Shootdown of a Soviet MIG off Vladivostok 1950 by Capt Arthur F Farwell

The Story of "SUBCONSCIOUS" the Blue Shark Mascot by Bob Burroughs

The Atsugi 1951 Runaway Prop and Ditching by Russell “Pete” McKnight and Jack Masters

With The Fleet Off Wonson Korea 1951 by Jack Masters

A VP-6 Biography 1951-1952 by AL3 Peter J Leibert

The Land of the Midnight Sun (1952) by Jose Ramirez

The longest single-engine flight by a multi-engine aircraft in aviation history (1954)

Patrol Squadron SIX 1950s Diary by Walt Edminster

The Imagination and Cunning of Crew 12 1950s by Dick Novetzke

The New Gunner (1956) by Charles (Chuck) Pauler

Joe Harrington and the Bomb Bay (1957) by Larry Mickelsen

Iwakuni Hydraulic System Failure 1958 by Larry Mickelsen

The Navigator by Larry Mickelsen

One Hot Radar (1958) by Charles (Chuck) Pauler

P2V DR “Navigation in the Old Days” (1960s) by John Dill

A Navigator With a Sense of Humor: a VP-6 Navigation story (1961) by Michael Thomas

Blue Shark crews at Johnston Atoll during the Domenic nuclear tests in 1962

The Buddha Plane 1962 by Michael Thomas

Patron SIX Mail Drop 1965 by John Dill

When the Shark Bites (1960s) by Joe Blum

VP-6 USS Pueblo Support 1966-1968 by Jim Hoey

USS Enterprise Support Flights 1968 by Jim Ford

The ditching of "Papa Charlie Six" 1971 by Tom Winn

Blue Shark Ready Alert - Search & Rescue 1972 by Skipper Bill Castro

From Tuna to Blue Shark 1977 by Stephen Warmath

Return to the Gulf of Tonkin 1983 by Jim Wright

VP-6 Crew 8 lost propeller flight January 1987 (Approach magazine)

The Value of a Box Lunch 1988 by Harry Mann, Jr.

The 1988 VP-6 Adak deployment Dining In by Harry Mann and Bill Mosk

VP-6 Crews Fly with Air Force B-52’s by Harry Mann

I'd really like to post any story that you would like to share. Frankly, I consider the unwritten history of our squadron to be one our most valuable assets. I'm willing to work closely with anyone that has a tale to be told to get your stories posted on this site.

We’re interested in publishing your sea-stories.