VA-34 (1943–1969)
| Attack Squadron 34 | |
|---|---|
VA-34 squadron insignia | |
| Active | 15 October 1943 – 1 June 1969 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Role | Attack aircraft |
| Part of | Inactive |
| Nickname(s) | Blue Blasters |
| Engagements | World War II 1958 Lebanon crisis Bay of Pigs Invasion Cuban Missile Crisis Vietnam War |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | F6F-3/5 Hellcat F8F-1/2 Bearcat F9F-2 Panther F2H-2 Banshee F7U-3 Cutlass A4D-1/2/C Skyhawk |
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VA-34, nicknamed the Blue Blasters, was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was established as Fighter Squadron VF-20 on 15 October 1943, redesignated as VF-9A on 15 November 1946, as VF-91 on 12 August 1948, and as VF-34 on 15 February 1950. It was finally redesignated VA-34 on 1 July 1955. The squadron was disestablished on 1 June 1969. It was the second squadron to bear the VA-34 designation, the first one having been renamed VA-35 in 1950.: 37