VA-776 (U.S. Navy)

Attack Squadron 776
Active	1968
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Navy Reserve
Aircraft flown
Attack	A-4 Skyhawk

A-4E Skyhawk similar to those flown by VA-776.

VA-776 was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy Reserve. Details of its early years are sketchy, as few records exist for reserve squadrons prior to 1970, the year during which they began submitting history reports.

On 27 Jan 1968, The President directed the activation of VA-776 following the capture of USS Pueblo (AGER-2) by a North Korean patrol boat on four days earlier. The squadron was deactivated and returned to reserve status on 18 October 1968.^[1]

Home port assignments

The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:^[1]

• NAAS Los Alamitos – 27 Jan 1968
• NAS Lemoore – 13 Jun 1968

Aircraft Assignment

The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown:^[1]

• A-4B Skyhawk – Feb 1968
• TA-4F Skyhawk – Jun 1968
• A-4E Skyhawk – Jun 1968

See also

• 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.

1. Grossnick, Roy A. (1995). "VA-776" (pdf). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons. Naval Historical Center. 1. Washington, DC: Department of the Navy. p. 291.