VA-96 (U.S. Navy)

Attack Squadron 96
Active	30 June 1956 - 10 April 1958
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Attack
Aircraft flown
Attack	AD Skyraider

AD-6 Skyraider in 1958. VA-96 flew aircraft like this at that time.

VA-96 was a short-lived Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established on 30 June 1956, and disestablished less than two years later, on 10 April 1958. Its nickname is unknown.^[1]

Significant events

• 4 Jun 1957: The squadron’s commanding officer, Commander M. K. Dennis, was lost in a night midair collision while operating from USS Kearsarge off the coast of California.
• Sep 1957: Kearsarge operated in the vicinity of Taiwan following the buildup of Chinese communist forces opposite the offshore islands belonging to Taiwan.^[1]

Home port assignments

The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:^[1]

• NAS Miramar – 30 Jun 1956
• NAS Moffett Field – Aug 1956

Aircraft Assignment

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

• AD-6 Skyraider – Jul 1956
• AD-7 Skyraider – Mar 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.

1. Grossnick, Roy A. (1995). "VA-96" (pdf). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons. Naval Historical Center. 1. Washington, DC: Department of the Navy. p. 164.