File:Attack Squadron 145 (US Navy) insignia c1974.png

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Description Insignia of the U.S. Navy Attack Squadron 145 (VA-145) "Swordsmen". Following the redesignation of the squadron from VA-702 to VA-145 on 4 February 1953, a new insignia was approved by United States Navy chief of Naval Operations (CNO) on 7 April 1954. Colours for the sword and lion insignia are: a background of black, yellow and blue with a red border; the scroll is outlined in red with a yellow background and black lettering; the sword is silver and blue with a blue hilt, a yellow and black handle outlined in black; the lightning bolts are yellow; the lion is black with white markings and a red tongue and claws.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Ranger (CVA-61) 1974 cruise book available at Navysite.de. Also Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Volume 1: The History of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP and VFA Squadrons, Chapter 2: Attack Squadron Histories for VA-125 to VA-153, p. 209. Published by the Naval Historical Center, United States Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C. (USA), 1995. ISBN 0945274297
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