**Officially Licensed US Navy VA-85 Black Falcons Sticker — Attack Squadron Vinyl Sticker**
VA-85 Black Falcons — the squadron that sank Libyan warships in the Gulf of Sidra and lost a crew over Lebanon. Over 40 years of service, from TBM Avengers to A-6 Intruders.
VA-85, the "Black Falcons," was called to active duty as reserve squadron VA-859 on February 1, 1951, and redesignated VA-85 on February 4, 1953. The squadron flew Skyraiders before transitioning to the A-6 Intruder, becoming one of the Navy's premier all-weather attack squadrons. During Vietnam, the Black Falcons' CO was shot down and captured in 1968, spending five years as a POW in Hanoi. In December 1983, a VA-85 A-6E was shot down during a retaliatory strike against Syrian positions near Hammana, Lebanon — LT Mark Lange was killed and LT Bobby Goodman was captured. In March 1986, the Black Falcons struck Libyan warships in the Gulf of Sidra, sinking a Combattante II missile craft and a Nanuchka corvette. VA-85 was disestablished on September 30, 1994, after over 40 years of distinguished service.
• **Type:** 4" vinyl die-cut sticker
• **Finish:** UV-protected, fade and tear resistant
• **Made:** 100% USA
• **Detail:** Full-color VA-85 Black Falcons squadron insignia
• **Application:** Laptops, water bottles, toolboxes, flight bags, crew rooms
**Perfect For:** VA-85 Black Falcons veterans, A-6 Intruder pilots and bombardier-navigators, Gulf of Sidra and Lebanon-era naval aviation enthusiasts, USS Forrestal and USS Kennedy alumni, and Navy attack squadron sticker collectors.
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