Officially Licensed Navy VA-155 Silver Foxes Patch — Attack Squadron 155 Silver Foxes Embroidered Patch
The Silver Foxes — VA-155, cunning, experienced, and deadly with the A-4 Skyhawk, one of the Navy's finest Pacific Fleet attack squadrons.
Attack Squadron 155 (VA-155), the "Silver Foxes," was a U.S. Navy carrier-based attack squadron that operated the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk during the Vietnam War era. The Silver Foxes were a Pacific Fleet squadron that deployed to the Western Pacific aboard aircraft carriers, conducting combat operations over Vietnam from Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin.
VA-155's combat record in Vietnam was forged in the crucible of the Rolling Thunder and Linebacker bombing campaigns, where the squadron's A-4 pilots flew strike missions against heavily defended targets in North Vietnam. The Silver Foxes' name reflected the cunning and experience of their crews — in an environment where survival depended on tactical ingenuity, split-second decision-making, and the ability to outfox the enemy's air defenses, the Silver Foxes lived up to their name. The A-4 Skyhawk's small radar cross-section and exceptional maneuverability gave skilled pilots a fighting chance against the SAMs and AAA that filled the skies over Hanoi and Haiphong.
VA-155's legacy is part of the heroic chapter of Navy attack aviation in Vietnam, where light attack squadrons bore a disproportionate share of the air war's casualties while delivering some of its most critical strikes. The Silver Foxes' patch preserves the memory of a squadron that exemplified the best qualities of Navy combat aviation.
Perfect For: VA-155 Silver Foxes veterans, A-4 Skyhawk community members, Vietnam-era naval aviators, Pacific Fleet attack aviation historians, and Navy heritage squadron patch collectors.
VA-155 Silver Foxes — sly, sharp, and silver — outfoxing the enemy from the Tonkin Gulf to the target and back.