Question: What was the nickname of the second oldest United States Navy patrol squadron ?

text: List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons
Fixed Wing Squadrons -- Patrol ( VP ) , Patrol Squadron Special Unit ( VPU ) , Unmanned Patrol ( VUP )
P-8A Poseidon . P-3C Orion MQ-4C Triton . The VP designation is one of the oldest in the U. S. Navy and is the oldest designation currently in use . It first appeared in 1922 to designate `` Seaplane Patrol Squadron '' and from 1924 it has designated `` Patrol Squadron '' . [ 17 ] In 1982 the VPU Patrol Squadron Special Unit designation was created . [ 13 ] Maritime patrol aircraft are used primarily for reconnaissance , anti-surface warfare and anti-submarine warfare . Volume 2 of the Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons contains comprehensive histories over 150 patrol squadrons . Its Appendix 7 details the lineage of every VP , VPB , VP ( H ) , and VP ( AM ) squadron from 1922 through the late 1990s . In 2016 the first `` Unmanned '' Patrol Squadron ( VUP ) was established . VUP-19 operates the MQ-4C Triton unmanned air vehicle from an operations center located at NAS Jacksonville while its aircraft with aircraft maintenance personnel are deployed around the world as required . A second VUP squadron is programmed for establishment in 2018 with an operations center at NAS Whidbey Island . When not deployed VP squadrons are home-ported at NAS Jacksonville , FL or NAS Whidbey Island , WA except for VPU-2 which is home-ported at MCAS Kaneohe Bay .
This is a list of active United States Navy aircraft squadrons. Deactivated or disestablished squadrons are listed in the List of Inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons. Navy aircraft squadrons are composed of several aircraft (from as few as about four to as many as about a dozen), the officers who fly them, the officers and sailors who maintain them and administrative support officers and sailors. Some of the units listed in this article are not technically squadrons, but they all operate U.S. Navy aircraft in some capacity. Squadrons and their history are listed in the Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons (DANAS).
Squadron Designation Nickname Aircraft Operational and Administrative Commander Squadron Lineage Notes
VP-1 ( Fifth use ) Screaming Eagles P-8A Commander , Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN VB-128 : 15 Feb 1943-1 Oct 1944 VPB-128 : 1 Oct 1944-15 May 1946 VP-128 : 15 May 1946-15 Nov 1946 VP-ML-1 : 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 VP-1 ( 5th ) : 1 Sep 1948-present Homeport NAS Whidbey Island
VP-4 ( Second use ) Skinny Dragons P-8A Commander , Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN VB-144 : 1 Jul 1943-1 Oct 1944 VPB-144 : 1 Oct 1944-15 May 1946 VP-144 : 15 May 1946-15 Nov 1946 VP-ML-4 : 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 VP-4 ( 2nd ) : 1 Sep 1948-present Homeport NAS Whidbey Island
VP-5 ( Second use ) Mad Foxes P-8A Commander , Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN VP-17F : 2 Jan 1937-1 Oct 1937 VP-17 ( 1st ) : 1 Oct 1937-1 Jul 1939 VP-42 ( 1st ) : 1 Jul 1939-15 Feb 1943 VB-135 : 15 Feb 1943-1 Oct 1944 VPB-135 : 1 Oct 1944-15 May 1946 VP-135 : 15 May 1946-15 Nov 1946 VP-ML-5 : 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 VP-5 ( 2nd ) : 1 Sep 1948-present Homeport NAS Jacksonville
VP-8 ( Second use ) Tigers P-8A Commander , Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN VP-201 : 1 Sep 1942-1 Oct 1944 VPB-201 : 1 Oct 1944-15 May 1946 VP-201 : 15 May 1946-15 Nov 1946 VP-MS-1 : 15 Nov 1946-5 Jun 1947 VP-ML-8 : 5 Jun 1947-1 Sep 1948 VP-8 ( 2nd ) : 1 Sep 1948-present Homeport NAS Jacksonville
VP-9 ( Second use ) Golden Eagles P-8A Commander , Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN VP-9 ( 2nd ) : 15 Mar 1951-present Homeport NAS Whidbey Island
VP-10 ( Third use ) Red Lancers P-8A Commander , Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN VP-10 ( 3rd ) : 19 Mar 1951-present Homeport NAS Jacksonville
VP-16 ( Third use ) War Eagles P-8A Commander , Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN VP-906 : May 1946-15 Nov 1946 VP-ML-56 : 15 Nov 1946-Feb 1950 VP-741 : Feb 1959-4 Feb 1953 : VP-16 ( 3rd ) : 4 Feb 1953-present Homeport NAS Jacksonville USNR VP-741 activated on 1 May 1951 for the Korean War
VP-26 ( Third use ) Tridents P-8A Commander , Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN VB-114 : 26 Aug 1943-1 Oct 1944 VPB-114 : 1 Oct 1944-15 May 1946 VP-114 : 15 May 1946-15 Nov 1946 VP-HL-6 : 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 VP-26 ( 3rd ) : 1 Sep 1948-present Homeport NAS Jacksonville
VP-30 Pro 's Nest P-3C P-8A Commander , Patrol and Reconnaissance Group VP-30 : 30 Jun 1960-present Fleet Replacement Squadron based at NAS Jacksonville
VP-40 ( Second use ) Fighting Marlins P-8A Commander , Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN VP-40 ( 2nd ) : 20 Jan 1951-present Homeport NAS Whidbey Island
VP-45 ( Third use ) Pelicans P-8A Commander , Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN VP-205 ( 1st ) : 1 Nov 1942-1 Oct 1944 VPB-205 : 1 Oct 1944-15 May 1946 VP-205 ( 2nd ) : 15 May 1946-15 Nov 1946 VP-MS-5 : 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 VP-45 ( 3rd ) : 1 Sep 1948-present Homeport NAS Jacksonville
VP-46 Grey Knights P-8A Commander , Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN VP-5S : 1 Sep 1931-1 Apr 1933 VP-5F : 1 Apr 1933-1937 VP-5 ( 1st ) : 1937-1 Jul 1939 VP-33 ( 1st ) : 1 Jul 1939-1 Jul 1941 VP-32 ( 2nd ) : 1 Jul 1941-1 Oct 1944 VPB-32 : 1 Oct 1944-15 May 1946 VP-MS-6 : 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 VP-46 : 1 Sep 1948-present Homeport NAS Whidbey Island Second oldest currently active aircraft squadron in the U. S. Navy
VP-47 Golden Swordsmen P-8A Commander , Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN VP-27 ( 1st ) : 1 Jun 1944-1 Oct 1944 VPB-27 : 1 Oct 1944-15 May 1946 VP-27 ( 2nd ) : 15 May 1946-15 Nov 1946 VP-MS-7 : 15 Nov 1946-1 Sep 1948 VP-47 : 1 Sep 1948-present Homeport NAS Whidbey Island
VP-62 ( Fourth use ) Broadarrows P-3C Commander , Maritime Support Wing VP-62 ( 4th ) : 1 Nov 1970-present U S Navy Reserve Squadron Homeport NAS Jacksonville
VP-69 Totems P-3C Commander , Maritime Support Wing VP-69 : 1 Nov 1970-present U S Navy Reserve Squadron Homeport NAS Whidbey Island
VPU-2 Wizards P-3C Commander , Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN VPU-2 : 1 Jul 1982-present Homeport MCAS Kaneohe Bay
VUP-11  MQ-4C Commander , Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing TEN  To be established in 2020 . Homeport NAS Whidbey Island
VUP-19 Big Red MQ-4C Commander , Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing ELEVEN VUP-19 : 1 Oct 2016 -present Homeport NAS Jacksonville NAS Point Mugu ( detachment )