VA-210 |
Point of Contact = Squadron Duty Officer (SDO).
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 Black Hawks - 1970Drawn by Bud Southworth |
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Patch April 15, 1970 - Reserve Squadron VA-2Z1 Black Hawks patch was created. July 1, 1970 - VA-210 adopted the VA-2Z1 Black Hawks patch (displayed above). |
Sources David Weber Harry S. Gann Paul Veltman John Gabbard |
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Handle VA-912 "Old Pros" 1970-1971 the Black Hawks. Heritage 1962 - - - - - Reserve Squadrons VAJ-911 and VAJ-912 established at Naval Air Station South Weymouth, Massachusetts. 196? - - - - - Reserve Squadrons VAJ-911 and VAJ-912 changed to VA-911 and VA-912. 1969 - - - - - Reserve Squadrons VA-911 and VA-912 changed to VA2Z-1 and VA6Z-2. July 1, 1970 - Reserve Attack Squadron TWO HUNDRED TEN (VA-210) established using assets of former reserve squadrons VA-Z1-1 and VA6Z-2. June 30, 1971- Reserve Attack Squadron TWO HUNDRED TEN (VA-210) disestablished |
Home Ports July 1, 1970 - - - - South Weymouth, Massachusetts |
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Air Wings July 1, 1970 - - - - - - AF - - - - - - CVWR-20 |
Aircraft Date Type First Received - - - - - - Type of Aircraft: 1962 - - - - - - - - - - - - Douglas A-4B Skyhawk (sometimes referred to as a "TA-4B" in reference to its "training" (reserve) role. July 1, 1970 - - - - - - - - Douglas A-4C Skyhawk For A-4 Skyhawk aircraft assigned to this unit see lower in this page: |
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Deployments No info yet |
Commanding Officers July 1970- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CDR W. M. Hollister |
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Awards No info yet |
Awards continued No additional info |
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Events July 1, 1970: Reserve Attack Squadron TWO HUNDRED TEN (VA-210), was established at 1970 Naval Air Station South Weymouth, Massachusetts as part of reorganization designed to increase Naval Air Reserve Force combat readiness. Assets from reserve squadrons VA2Z-1 and VA6Z-1 were utilized to form VA-210. Skyhawk. December 14, 1970: The squadron conducted its last operational flight. June 30, 1971: Reserve Attack Squadron TWO HUNDRED TEN (VA-210), was disestablished at Naval Air Station South Weymouth, Massachusetts. Reserve Air Wing 20 replaced VA-210 with a reserve fighter squadron. |
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Webmaster note: Prior to 1970, reserve aircraft belonged to the local NARTU or Reserve Naval Air Station. Except for those squadrons on active duty, as in Korea, no reserve squadron "owned" their aircraft, as they were assigned to the NARTU/Station. In 1970, during that reorganization of the reserves into the "Reserve Force" concept, each new squadron was made independent of NARTU (later called NAR), and assigned either to CVWR-20 or CVWR-30. All squadrons were then made in the image of active duty units, with the reserve unit Commanding Officer owning the aircraft and reporting to the CAG. Formation of A-4B Weymouth aircraft. Gary Verver Collection. MAY65: A-4A 139933 from NARTD, NAS South Weymouth, MA, at takoff after visiting NAS Willow Grove, PA, in May of 1965. Photo by Ron Picciani. JUL66: NAS South Weymouth -- A-4B 7Z-30 BuNo 144878 with a "Huffer" pod. Gary Verver Collection. JUL66: BuNo.144907, A-4B 7Z-20 NAS South Weymouth. Gary Verver Collection. JUL66: BuNo.144907, A-4B 7Z-20 NAS South Weymouth. Over the Golden Gate. Gary Verver Collection. JUL66:NAS So. Weymouth -- A-4B 7Z-26 BuNo 144889. Gary Verver Collection. BuNo 142948 and A-4B 7Z-28 BuNo 142726. JUL66: NAS So. Weymouth -- A-4B 7Z-27 BuNo.144891. Gary Verver Collection. JUL66: NAS So. Weymouth -- A-4B 7Z-27 BuNo.144891. Gary Verver Collection. NAS So. Weymouth Skyhawk Line. Left to right A-4B 7Z-28 BuNo 142726, A-4B 7Z-20 144907, A-4B 7Z-26 144889, can't read the rest of them. Gary Verver Collection. BuNo.144907, NAS So. Weymouth -- A-4B 7Z-20. Gary Verver Collection. Unidentified A-4B out of NAS South Weymouth. A-4B 7Z-29 being refueled. Gary Verver Collection. 29SEP70: NARF So. Weymouth Skyhawk BuNo 144979, 7Z-28, parked on the flight-line next to F-4B Phantom BuNo 150996. R.W. Harrison. Off-Duty Photos No info yet. |
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