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.
United States Navy
1956-02-23
<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>. Alt: <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.military-graphics.com/navy_squadrons_2.html">[1]</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.ussbhr.org/CVW-5_Patch_Page.html">[2]</a>