Emblem of the United States Navy attack squadron VA-216 <i>Black Diamonds</i>, active 1955-1970.
USN
1955
U.S. Navy file from the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command publication <i>Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Volume 1: The History of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP and VFA Squadrons</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/dictvol1.htm">[1]</a>, Chapter 2 Attack Squadron Histories for VA-210 to VA-873 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/download/va210873.pdf">[2]</a>