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VA-122 (U.S. Navy)
| Attack Squadron 122 | |
|---|---|
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:T-28C_Trojan_of_VA-122_at_Offutt_AFB_1976.jpg) VA-122 T-28C Trojan at Offutt Air Force Base, 1976 | |
| Active | 25 May 1950 - 31 May 1991 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Type | Attack |
| Nickname(s) | Flying Eagles |
| Engagements | Korean War |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | AD Skyraider TBM Avenger A-7 Corsair II T-39D Sabreliner T28C Trojan |
VA-122 was a long-lived Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established as Composite Squadron VC-35 on 25 May 1950, redesignated Attack Squadron (All Weather) VA(AW)-35 on 1 July 1956, and finally as VA-122 on 29 June 1959. The squadron was disestablished on 31 May 1991, after 41 years of service, primarily as a training squadron. Its nickname was the Flying Eagles from 1971–1991.[1]
- ^ Grossnick, Roy A. (1995). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 1, Chapter 2, Section 7: Attack Squadron Histories for VA-105 to VA-122. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 167–193. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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