VF-126

Fighter Squadron 126

VF-126 patch
Active 6 April 1956-1 April 1994
Country United States
Branch United States Navy
Part of Inactive
Nickname(s) Bandits
Aircraft FJ-4B Fury
A-4E/M TA-4J Skyhawk
T-2C Buckeye
F-5E Tiger II
F-16N Viper
F-14A Tomcat

Fighter Squadron 126 (VF-126) was an aggressor squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was originally established as Attack Squadron 126 (VA-126) on 6 April 1956, it was redesignated VF-126 on 15 October 1965 and disestablished on 1 April 1994.[1] Formerly known as the Fighting Seahawks. Flew the US Navy's Official Bicentennial Jet which appeared on the front page of the List Angeles Times in May 1976.

Operational history

VA-126 FJ-4B Fury c.1960
VF-126 F-16N, F-5E, A-4E, TA-4J and T-2C in 1987
VF-126 A-4M at NAS Miramar c.1991
VF-126 F-14A at NAS Miramar in 1991

VA-126 was a West Coast Fleet Replacement Squadron. With its redesignation as VF-126 it became a Navy aggressor squadron.

Notable former members

Home port assignments

The squadron was assigned to these home ports:

Aircraft Assignment

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fighter Squadron Lineage". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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