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A fact from VX-6 appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 May 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the first people to visit the South Pole since Robert Falcon Scott (1912) arrived in 1956 in a U.S. Navy R4D Skytrain (pictured) of the VX-6 squadron?

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Some wording on Scott

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"the first to stand at this spot since CAPT Robert Falcon Scott of the British Royal Navy reached it in January 1912."

Many people believe Scott was the first to reach the south pole, and the wording here, "since Scott reached it", could enforce that perception. Of course it was Roald Amundsen who reached it first, in December 1911. I modified the wording some that hopefully will be acceptable, to emphasize the time scale, 44 years, when anyone was there last, the main idea. Green Cardamom (talk) 06:18, 17 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Aircraft Accidents

There is another accident that occurred I don't see in the listings. In late 1959 or early 1960, an Otter flown by USMC Captain Lesicky crashed on the "ice" and the landing gear strut was driven up into the cockpit. The pilot seat was lifted on the right side and tilted to the left. Captain Lesicky had only minor non-treated injuries. I saw the aircraft in the hanger when it was returned to NAS Quonset Point, Rhode Island. I don't recall if the Otter was scrapped or repaired, but I don't think it was scrapped. Captain Lesicky commented that he "felt very lucky" to have not been injured or killed in the mishap. I may have spelled his name wrong and apologize in advance if I have. It's been almost 60 years since the incident. I also recently read a great article by a New Zealnd author, that the "Puckered Penguin" mascot of VX-6 was primarily representative of the pilots. That could not have been farther from the truth. All enlisted personnel certainly claimed ownership of the mascot. I don't recall the pilots ever claiming domain or exclusive recognition with the Puckered Pete. He was a mascot for all the VX-6 personnel whether enlisted, staff officers or line officers. I still have two beer mugs and a coffee mug with the VX-6 logo on one side and "Puckered Pete" on the other. I also have some later day reproduction patches of Pete. Not perfect, but close to the original. I was enlisted during my Navy career and my "skipper" at the time was Captain Munson. He was an honorable man with integrity and treated his men with respect and recognized their worth. I served directly under Lt. C. F. Bird. He was another great officer as well as LtCdr. Krebs. Others, in my opinion may have been lacking. 07/09/2019 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Heccie (talk • contribs) 19:24, 9 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]