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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

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. 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.

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

• FJ-4B Fury
• A-4E/M TA-4J Skyhawk
• T-2C Buckeye
• F-5E Tiger II
• F-16N Viper

See also

• List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
• History of the United States Navy

References

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

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