Attack Squadron 209
VA-209 A-4L Skyhawk launching from USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1970
Active	1 July 1970 - 15 August 1971
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy Reserve
Type	Attack
Aircraft flown
Attack	A-4L Skyhawk

VA-209 was a short-lived Attack Squadron of the U.S. Naval Reserve. It was established on 1 July 1970 as part of a reorganization intended to increase the combat readiness of the Naval Air Reserve Force. It was based at Naval Air Station Glenview, Illinois, and flew A-4L Skyhawk aircraft. The squadron was disestablished after one year's service, on 15 August 1971, being replaced by the addition of two fighter squadrons to Reserve Air Wing 20. ^[1]

See also

• List of squadrons in the Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons
• Attack aircraft
• List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
• History of the United States Navy

References

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