VA-26 Skylanchers Squadron Patch –Sew On

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.