Attack Squadron 215
"Barn Owls"
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| 15. September 1948 | VA-215 Established at NAS Seatle WA. |
| 16. May 1949 | VA-215 Disestablished at NAS NAS Seatle WA. |
| 22. June 1955 | VA-215 Established at NAS Moffett Field CA. |
| 31. August 1967 | VA-215 Disestablished at NAS Alameda CA. |
| 1. March 1968 | VA-215 Established at NAS Lemoore CA. |
| 30. September 1977 | VA-215 Disestablished at NAS Lemoore CA |
| Planes: |
1948
- 1949
?
A-1H
A-7B
| VA-215 Deployments | ||||
| 16. August 1956 - 28. Februar 1957 | CVA-31 USS B. H. Richard | CVG-21 | AD-6 | G 500 |
| 14. July 1958 - 19. December 1958 | CVA-16 USS Lexington | CVG-21 | AD-6 | NP 400 |
| 26. April 1959 - 2. December 1959 | CVA-16 USS Lexington | CVG-21 | AD-6 | NP 400 |
| 29. Oktober 1960 - 6. June 1961 | CVA-16 USS Lexington | CVG-21 | AD-6 | NP 500 |
| 2. February 1962 - 24. August 1962 | CVA-19 USS Hancock | CVG-21 | AD-6 / 7 | NP 500 |
| 7. June 1963 - 16. December 1963 | CVA-19 USS Hancock | CVG-21 | A-1H/J | NP 500 |
| 21. October 1964 - 29. May 1965 | CVA-19 USS Hancock | CVW-21 | A-1H/J | NP 560 |
| 10. November 1965 - 1. August 1966 | CVA-19 USS Hancock | CVW-21 | A-1H/J | NP 560 |
| 26. January 1967 - 25. August 1967 | CVA-31 USS B. H. Richard | CVW-21 | A-1H/J | NP 500 |
| 6. January 1969 - 2. July 1969 | CVN-65 USS Enterprise | CVW-9 | A-7B | NG 400 |
| 2. January 1970 - 27. July 1970 | CVA-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt | CVW-6 | A-7B | AE 400 |
| 14. May 1971 - 18. December 1971 | CVA-34 USS Oriskany | CVW-19 | A-7B | NM 400 |
| 5. June 1972 - 30. March 1973 | CVA-34 USS Oriskany | CVW-19 | A-7B | NM 400 |
| 18. October 1973 - 5. June 1974 | CVA-34 USS Oriskany | CVW-19 | A-7B | NM 400 |
| 16. September 1975 - 3. March 1976 | CVA-34 USS Oriskany | CVW-19 | A-7B | NM 400 |
| 4. Oktober 1976 - 21. April 1977 | CVA-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt | CVW-19 | A-7B | NM 400 |
| VA-215 Commanding Officers | ||
| ? | 15. September 1948 | 16. May 1949 |
| CDR E. E. Kerr | 22. June 1955 | March 1957 |
| LCDR W. A. Skon | March 1957 | April 1958 |
| CDR O. N. Ford | April 1958 | January 1959 |
| LCDR Peter Rippa (KIA) | January 1959 | 24. March 1959 |
| LCDR J. L. Morrisson (acting) | 24. March 1959 | 3. April 1959 |
| CDR H. Broadbent Jr. | 3. April 1959 | 4. April 1960 |
| CDR G. A. Buckowski | 4. April 1960 | 12. June 1961 |
| CDR L. A. Dewing | 12. June 1961 | 12. June 1962 |
| CDR. F. W. Brown Jr. | 12. June 1962 | 22. June 1963 |
| CDR Richard J. Licko | 22. June 1963 | 3. June 1964 |
| CDR Donald E. Brubacker | 3. June 1964 | 1. March 1965 |
| CDR Robert C. Hesson | 1. March 1965 | 5. March 1966 |
| CDR Frecerick L. Nelson | 5. March 1966 | January 1967 |
| CDR George A. Carlton | January 1967 | 31. August 1967 |
| CDR George E LeBlanc Jr. | 1. March 1968 | 8. May 1969 |
| CDR D. L. McConnell | 8. May 1969 | April 1970 |
| CDR W. H. Beck | April 1970 | 19. March 1971 |
| CDR Paul E. Philips | 19. March 1971 | 20. March 1972 |
| CDR James F. Crummer | 20. March 1972 | 4. May 1973 |
| CDR Douglas E. French | 4. May 1973 | 26. July 1974 |
| CDR Riley D. Mixson | 26. July 1974 | 31. October 1975 |
| CDR John J. Schultz | 31. October 1975 | 1. December 1976 |
| CDR Garry L Harter | 1. December 1976 | 30. September 1977 |
