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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''. 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.
VA-126 was a West Coast
Operational history
VA-126 was a West Coast Fleet Replacement Squadron
A Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS), is a unit of the United States Navy or United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps that trains United States Naval Aviator, Naval Aviators, Naval Flight Officers (NFOs) and enlisted Naval aircrewman, Naval Aircre ...
. With its redesignation as VF-126 it became a Navy aggressor squadron.
Notable former members
*Gene Cernan
Eugene Andrew Cernan (; March 14, 1934 – January 16, 2017) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, electrical engineer, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot.
Cernan traveled into space three times and to the Moon twice: as pilot ...
* Duke Cunningham
* Tom Kilcline Jr.
Home port assignments
The squadron was assigned to these home ports: * NAS MiramarAircraft assignment
* FJ-4B Fury * A-4E/M TA-4J Skyhawk * T-2C Buckeye * F-5E Tiger II * F-16N ViperSee also
* List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons *History of the United States Navy
The history of the United States Navy divides into two major periods: the "Old Navy", a small but respected force of sailing ships that became notable for innovation in the use of ironclads during the American Civil War, and the "New Navy" ...
References
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