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词条 VA-21A (U.S. Navy)
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  1. Aircraft assignment

  2. See also

  3. References

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VA-21A was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy, established as Bombing Squadron VB-98 on 28 August 1944, and redesignated VA-21A on 15 November 1946. The squadron was disestablished on 5 August 1947.

Its mission throughout its life was to provide a pool of trained dive-bomber pilots and aircrewmen for assignment as replacements to squadrons operating in the Pacific. The training included carrier landing qualifications, gunnery, bombing and night flying.[1]

Aircraft assignment

The squadron was assigned the following aircraft in the months shown:[1]

  • SB2C-3 - Sep 1944
  • SBD-6 - Sep 1944
  • SB2C-4 - Oct 1944
  • FM-2 - Oct 1944
  • SBD-5 - Nov 1944
  • SBW-3 - Dec 1944
  • SBW-4E - Mar 1945
  • SB2C-5 - Apr 1945

See also

{{Wikipedia books|United States Navy Aircraft Squadrons}}
  • Attack aircraft
  • History of the United States Navy
  • List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons

References

{{DANAS}}
1. ^{{cite DANAS |volume=1 |article=VA-21A |page=31 |section=va-1-23}}
{{US Navy navbox}}{{United States Navy Aircraft Squadrons}}{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Va-21a}}

2 : Attack squadrons of the United States Navy|Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons

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