page_title: VA-21A (U.S. Navy)
hierarchical_section_title: VA-21A (U.S. Navy)
caption_attribution_description: A U.S. Navy Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver of Bombing Squadron VB-7 in flight off Formosa. VB-7 operated from the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CV-19) during the period from September 1944 to January 1945, and participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944. Note the nickname "Satans Angel" beneath the cockpit and the horseshoe tail symbol, which identified the fact that the aircraft was assigned to USS Hancock. The aircraft carries a twin machine gun pack under the wing.
context_page_description: VA-21A was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy, established as Bombing Squadron VB-98 on 28 August 1944, and redesignated VA-21A on 15 November 1946. The squadron was disestablished on 5 August 1947.
  Its mission throughout its life was to provide a pool of trained dive-bomber pilots and aircrewmen for assignment as replacements to squadrons operating in the Pacific. The training included carrier landing qualifications, gunnery, bombing and night flying.
context_section_description: VA-21A was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy, established as Bombing Squadron VB-98 on 28 August 1944, and redesignated VA-21A on 15 November 1946. The squadron was disestablished on 5 August 1947.
  Its mission throughout its life was to provide a pool of trained dive-bomber pilots and aircrewmen for assignment as replacements to squadrons operating in the Pacific. The training included carrier landing qualifications, gunnery, bombing and night flying.
caption: An SB2-C3 Helldiver, similar to those flown by VA-21A
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