Attack Squadron 214 | |
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Active | 30 March 1955 - 1 August 1958 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Nickname(s) | Volunteers |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack |
FJ-3 Fury F9F-8 Cougar FJ-4B Fury |
VA-214, nicknamed the Volunteers, was a short-lived attack squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was the second squadron to bear the VA-214 designation, the first VA-214 was disestablished on 16 May 1949.
The squadron was established as Fighter Squadron VF-214 on 30 March 1955, and redesignated as VA-214 on 11 October 1956. The squadron, based at NAS Moffett Field, California, was the first West Coast squadron to make an extended deployment to WESTPAC with the new FJ-4B Fury. It was disestablished on 1 August 1958. [1]
The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown: [1]
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.
Attack Squadron 214 | |
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Active | 30 March 1955 - 1 August 1958 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Nickname(s) | Volunteers |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack |
FJ-3 Fury F9F-8 Cougar FJ-4B Fury |
VA-214, nicknamed the Volunteers, was a short-lived attack squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was the second squadron to bear the VA-214 designation, the first VA-214 was disestablished on 16 May 1949.
The squadron was established as Fighter Squadron VF-214 on 30 March 1955, and redesignated as VA-214 on 11 October 1956. The squadron, based at NAS Moffett Field, California, was the first West Coast squadron to make an extended deployment to WESTPAC with the new FJ-4B Fury. It was disestablished on 1 August 1958. [1]
The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown: [1]
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.