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VA-26 Skylanchers Squadron Patch –Sew On

$11.99

Enjoy this VA-26 Patch that is beautifully embroidered.  You’ll be able to display or wear with pride.

  • 4 inch
  • Embroidered
  • US Naval Aviator Owned Business

15 in stock

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VA-26 Skylanchers Squadron Patch

Enjoy this VA-26 Skylanchers Squadron Patch that is beautifully embroidered.  You’ll be able to display or wear with pride.

  • 4 inch
  • Embroidered
  • US Naval Aviator Owned Business

 

Established as Attack Squadron 26 (VA-26) on June 30, 1956
VA-26 redesignated Attack Squadron 125 (VA-125) on April 11, 1958

AIRCRAFT:
Grumman F9F-8 Cougar (1956-58)

DEPLOYMENTS:
August 1957 – April 1958 with ATG-3 aboard USS Kearsarge (CVA 33)

  • 11 April 1958: The squadron’s mission was changed from air-to-ground/surface attack to the indoctrination and training of pilots and enlisted personnel in attack aircraft for assignment to combat carrier squadrons.
  • 11 December 1958: The squadron’s commanding officer, Commander J. E. Thomas, was killed in an aircraft accident.

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Dimensions 4 in

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