VA-144 (U.S. Navy)

Attack Squadron 144
VA-144 FJ-4B Fury taking off from USS Ranger off Japan, 1959
Active	1 December 1955 – 29 January 1971
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Role	Attack aircraft
Part of	Inactive
Nickname(s)	Roadrunners
Engagements	Vietnam War
Aircraft flown
Attack	F7U Cutlass FJ-4 Fury A-4 Skyhawk

VA-144 was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy, nicknamed the Roadrunners. It was established as VA-116 on 1 December 1955, and redesignated VA-144 on 23 February 1959. The squadron was disestablished on 29 January 1971.

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.