Insignia of the U.S. Navy Attack squadron 144 (VA-144) "Roadrunners". The squadron’s insignia was approved by the United States Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) on 23 February 1956. Colours for the lightning bolt and electron ring insignia were: a black background outlined in white with a white scroll and black lettering; red lightning bolt; yellow electron rings and white stars. This insignia was retained by the squadron following its redesignation from VA-116 to VA-144 on 23 February 1959.
U.S. Navy; post-work <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Cobatfor" title="User:Cobatfor">Cobatfor</a>
1956-02-23
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv63-67/286.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv63-67/index_006.htm">USS <i>Kitty Hawk</i> (CVA-63) 1966-1967 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>. Also in: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/dictionary-of-american-naval-aviation-squadrons-volume-1.html">Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Volume 1: The History of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP and VFA Squadrons</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/histories/naval-aviation/dictionary-of-american-naval-aviation-squadrons-volume-1/pdfs/va125-153.pdf">Chapter 2: Attack Squadron Histories for VA-125 to VA-153</a>, p. 206. Published by the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/histories/naval-aviation/dictionary-of-american-naval-aviation-squadrons-volume-1/pdfs/prelim.pdf">Naval Historical Center, United States Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C. (USA), 1995</a>. <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0945274297" title="Special:BookSources/0945274297">ISBN 0945274297</a>.