Second VA-44 (U.S. Navy)

Attack Squadron 44
VA-44 squadron insignia
Active	1 September 1950 – 1 May 1970
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Role	Attack aircraft
Part of	Inactive
Nickname(s)	Hornets
Engagements	Korean War
Aircraft flown
Attack	F4U-4/5 Corsair F2H-2 Banshee F9F-8/8T Cougar A4D-1/A-4B/C/E/F/L Skyhawk TV-2 Shooting Star T28-B Trojan A-1E/H Skyraider

VA-44, nicknamed the Hornets, was an Attack Squadron of the US Navy. The squadron was established as Fighter Squadron VF-44 on 1 September 1950, and redesignated VA-44 on 1 January 1956. It was disestablished on 1 May 1970. It was the second squadron to be designated VA-44, the first VA-44 was disestablished on 8 June 1950.

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

The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown:

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