Description

VA-95 Green Lizards (1988) A-6E Model

Fly with theVA-95 Green Lizards (1988) in this handcrafted A-6E Model.  Each piece is carved from wood and painted to provide a one-of-a-kind piece.

• Length – 18 inches
• Wingspan: 17.4 inches
• Made from Mahogany
• US Naval Aviator Owned Business
• The product is not intended to be used by children 12 years and younger.

VA-95 was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established as Torpedo Squadron VT-20 on 15 October 1943, and as VA-10A on 15 November 1946. It was finally redesignated as VA-95 on 12 August 1948. The squadron was disestablished on 30 November 1949. Its nickname is unknown.

Two other squadrons, unrelated to this one, subsequently bore the VA-95 designation.

The third VA-95, nicknamed the Green Lizards, was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was the third squadron to bear that designation. The squadron was established on 1 April 1972, and disestablished on 31 October 1995.

Apr 1973: The squadron provided support for Operation End Sweep, the clearing of mine fields along the coast of North Vietnam.
Apr 1975: Squadron aircraft participated in Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of American personnel from Saigon. The squadron provided armed escort flights over the Saigon area for protection of the helos conducting the evacuation.
15 May 1975: The squadron participated in the recovery of the American merchant ship SS Mayaguez following its capture by Cambodian gunboats. The squadron flew sorties in support of the Marine landings on Koh Tang Island and retaliatory strikes against Cambodian targets. Squadron aircraft struck the airfield and naval facility at Ream, Cambodia. The squadron’s KA-6D aircraft were used to provide tanker support for the combat sorties.