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

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

Contents

• Significant events
• Home port assignments
• Aircraft assignment
• See also
• References

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Attack Squadron 96 (United States Navy) .

• 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 .