Second VA-214 (U.S. Navy)
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Active30 March 1955 – 1 August 1958
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Navy
Nickname(s)Volunteers
| 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 |
VA-214, nicknamed the Volunteers, was a short-lived attack squadron of the United States 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]
