Second VA-35 (U.S. Navy)

Second VA-35, nicknamed the Black Panthers, was a long-lived Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy.

It was finally designated VA-35 on 15 February 1950 (the first VA-35 had been disestablished on 7 November 1949).

The diving black panther design first appeared in mid-1935, and was carried on through the various redesignations of the squadron.

[1] VA-35 was disestablished on 31 January 1995 after over 60 years of continuous service.

[2] The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:[1] The squadron first received the following aircraft in the months shown:[1] This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.

A Vought SB2U-2 Vindicator dive bomber from VB-4 at Oakland, California in 1940. Note the diving black panther insignia on the side. (Click the photo to enlarge it)
VA-35 Grumman KA-6D Intruder aboard USS Nimitz during a visit to Scotland in 1975. The Black Panther marking is displayed on the fin