VF-126

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|unit_name= Fighter Squadron 126

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|dates= 6 April 1956 – 1 April 1994

|country= United States

|branch= United States Navy

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|nickname= Bandits

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|equipment= FJ-4B Fury
A-4E/M TA-4J Skyhawk
T-2C Buckeye
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F-16N Viper

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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.{{Cite web |title=VA-126 {{!}} The Skyhawk Association |url=https://skyhawk.org/article-unit/va126 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=skyhawk.org}} 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.{{cite vf lineage|access-date=6 October 2016}}

Operational history

File:FJ-4B Fury VA-126 parked c1960.jpeg c.1960]]

File:VF-126 aircraft over San Diego 1987.JPEG, F-5E, A-4E, TA-4J and T-2C in 1987]]

File:A-4M Skyhawk VF-126 being serviced at NAS Miramar c1991.jpeg at NAS Miramar c.1991]]

File:F-14A Tomcat of VF-126 at NAS Miramar 1991.JPEG 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