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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.

Attack Squadron 214
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

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]

Aircraft assignment

The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown:[1]

• FJ-3 Fury – 31 Mar 1955
• F9F-8 Cougar – Nov 1955
• FJ-4B Fury – 18 Jun 1957

See also

• Attack aircraft
• List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
• History of the United States Navy

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.

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