Attack Squadron 216
"Black Diamonds"
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| 30. March 1955 | VA-216 Established at NAS Moffett Field CA. |
| 1. August 1970 | VA-216 Disestablished at NAS Alameda CA. |
| Planes: |
1955
- 1956
AD-4, AD-5
1956
- 1959
AD-6
1959
- 1962
FJ-4B
1962
- 1966
A4D-2N (A-4C)
1966
- 1968
A-4B
1968
- 1969
A-4C
1969
- 1970
A-4F
| VA-216 Deployments | ||||
| 19. March 1956 - 13. September 1956 | CVA-10 USS Yorktown | ATG-4 | AD-6 | G 600 |
| 6. January 1958 - 30. June 1958 | CVA-12 USS Hornet | ATG-4 | AD-6 | ND 400 |
| 21. August 1958 - 12. January 1959 | CVA-20 USS Bennington | ATG-4 | AD-6 | ND 500 |
| 29. Oktober 1960 - 6. June 1961 | CVA-16 USS Lexington | CVG-21 | FJ-4B | NP 600 |
| 2. February 1962 - 24. August 1962 | CVA-19 USS Hancock | CVG-21 | FJ-4B | NP 600 |
| 7. June 1963 - 16. December 1963 | CVA-19 USS Hancock | CVG-21 | A-4C | NP 600 |
| 21. October 1964 - 29. May 1965 | CVA-19 USS Hancock | CVW-21 | A-4C | NP 680 |
| 10. November 1965 - 1. August 1966 | CVA-19 USS Hancock | CVW-21 | A-4C | NP 680 |
| 2. May 1967 - 6 December 1967 | CVA-60 USS Saratoga | CVW-3 | A-4C | AC 600 |
| 7. September 1968 - 18. April 1969 | CVA-43 USS Coral Sea | CVW-15 | A-4C | NL 600 |
| 2. December 1969 - 8. July 1970 | CVA-59 USS Forrestal | CVW-17 | A-4E | AA 400 |
| VA-216 Commanding Officers | ||
| CDR Frank W. Ault | 30. Mar. 1955 | Sep. 1956 |
| CDR Hope Strong, Jr. | Sep. 1956 | 13. Feb. 1959 |
| CDR W. E. Payne, Jr. | 13. Feb. 1959 | 1. Jul. 1959 |
| CDR L. F. Baumgaertel | 1. Jul. 1959 | 9. Oct. 1959 |
| CDR M. E. Stewart | 9. Oct. 1959 | 5. Jul. 1961 |
| CDR T. M. Smyer | 5. Jul. 1961 | 2. Dec. 1961 |
| CDR R. W. Gait (acting) | 2. Dec. 1961 | 6. Jan. 1962 |
| CDR G. W. Bailey | 6. Jan. 1962 | 31. Dec. 1962 |
| CDR J. R. Anderson | 31. Dec. 1962 | 10. Nov. 1963 |
| CDR J. W. Miller | 10. Nov. 1963 | 7. Nov. 1964 |
| CDR R. E. Schwoeffermann | 7. Nov. 1964 | 1965 |
| CDR Carl Birdwell, Jr. | 1965 | 21. Oct. 1966 |
| CDR Robert S. Moore | 21. Oct. 1966 | 10. Oct. 1967 |
| CDR James J. Tyson | 10. Oct. 1967 | 17. Dec. 1968 |
| CDR James B. Busey IV | 17. Dec. 1968 | 19. Sep. 1969 |
| CDR Roger A. Massey, Jr. | 19. Sep. 1969 | 1. Aug. 1970 |
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History |
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