Description

VA-304 Firebirds KA-6D (1990) Intruder Model

Fly with the Firebirds of VA-304 in this handcrafted KA-6D (1990) Intruder Model. Each piece is carved from wood and hand painted to provide a piece you’ll love.

• Length – 18 inches
• Made from Mahogany
• US Veteran Owned Business
• The product is not intended to be used by children 12 years and younger.

• 1964: Delivered to the US Navy.
• 1964-65: VA-75 as AG-504.
• 1966-67: VA-85 as NH-501.
• Converted to KA-6D tanker.
• 1974: VA-85 as AA-521.
• 1975: VA-35 as AJ-521.
• 1976: VA-34 as AB-521.
• 1978: VA-85 as AA-521.
• 1979-81: VA-65 as AE-523.
• 1983-84: VA-176 as AE-516.
• 1993: VA-304 as ND-423.
• 4/1993: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.

VA-304, nicknamed the Firebirds, was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy Reserve, based at NAS Alameda, California. It was established on 1 July 1970, and disestablished almost 25 years later, on 31 December 1994.

1 July 1970: established as part of a reorganization intended to increase the combat readiness of the Naval Air Reserve Force. Elements of reserve unit, VA-20G3, were used to form the newly established squadron.
May 1987: They operated from the Canadian Forces Base Edmonton, Alberta, while participating in exercise Rendezvous 87-Bold Warrior. The exercise was a mock full-scale battle between elements of the Canadian Armed Forces with VA-304 acting as an aggressor force.
August 1988: They were the first reserve squadron to receive and operate the A-6E Intruder.