VA-213 (U.S. Navy)

Attack Squadron 213
Active	15 September 1948 - May 1949
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Attack
Aircraft flown
Attack	TBM-3E Avenger

TBM-3 Avenger at the Pima Air & Space Museum. VA-213 operated similar aircraft

VA-213 was a short-lived Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established on 15 September 1948 at Naval Air Station Seattle, Washington, and disestablished eight months later, in May 1949. Its insignia and nickname are unknown.

The squadron was established with the mission of being an all-weather attack unit and part of a carrier air group that was to be all-weather capable. Squadron personnel attended instrument training at the Fleet All-Weather Training Unit, Pacific. It flew the TBM-3E Avenger.

See also

• List of squadrons in the Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons
• VA-214 (U.S. Navy)
• 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.