Second VA-35 (U.S. Navy)

Attack Squadron 35
VA-35 squadron patch
Active	1 July 1934-31 January 1995
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Role	Attack aircraft
Part of	Inactive
Nickname(s)	Black Panthers
Engagements	World War II Korean War Vietnam War
Aircraft flown
Attack	Martin BM SB2U Vindicator SBD Dauntless A-1 Skyraider A-6 Intruder

Second VA-35, nicknamed the Black Panthers, was a long-lived Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was the second squadron to be assigned the VA-35 designation.

The squadron was established as Bombing Squadron VB-3B at NAS Norfolk, Virginia, on 1 July 1934. It was subsequently redesignated VB-4 on 1 July 1937, as VA-3A on 15 November 1946, and as VA-34 on 7 August 1948. It was finally designated VA-35 on 15 February 1950 (the first VA-35 had been disestablished on 7 November 1949). The diving black panther design first appeared in mid-1935, and was carried on through the various redesignations of the squadron.VA-35 was disestablished on January 31, 1995 after over 60 years of continuous service.

The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:

The squadron first received the following aircraft in the months shown:

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.