VF-126

Fighter Squadron 126

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

Military unit

Fighter Squadron 126 (VF-126) was an aggressor squadron of the U.S. Navy, and were known as the Fighting Seahawks, and after 1981 as the Bandits.^[1] 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.^[2]

Operational history

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

Notable former members

Gene Cernan
Duke Cunningham
Tom Kilcline Jr.

Home port assignments

The squadron was assigned to these home ports:

NAS Miramar

Aircraft assignment

References

^ "VA-126 | The Skyhawk Association". skyhawk.org. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
^ "Lineage for Fighter Squadrons" (PDF). Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

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