page_title: VF-126
section_title: Operational history
hierarchical_section_title: VF-126 / Operational history
caption_attribution_description: U.S. Navy fighter squadron VF-126 Bandits aircraft, based at Naval Air Station Miramar, California (USA), fly a trail formation on 14 September 1987 near San Diego, California: (l-r) General Dynamics F-16N Fighting Falcon, Northrop F-5E Tiger II, Douglas A-4E Skyhawk, TA-4J trainer, and a Rockwell T-2C Buckeye.
context_page_description: Fighter Squadron 126 was an aggressor squadron of the U.S. Navy. The squadron was originally established as Attack Squadron 126 on 6 April 1956, it was redesignated VF-126 on 15 October 1965 and disestablished on 1 April 1994.
context_section_description: VA-126 was a West Coast Fleet Replacement Squadron. With its redesignation as VF-126 it became a Navy aggressor squadron.
caption: VF-126 F-16N, F-5E, A-4E, TA-4J and T-2C in 1987
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