Country United States Nickname(s) Black Angels | Part of Inactive | |
Active 2 August 1950 – 10 April 1958 | ||
Fighter Squadron 122 or VF-122 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established as Reserve Squadron 783 (VF-783) it was called to active duty on 2 August 1950, it was redesignated VF-122 on 4 February 1953 and disestablished on 10 April 1958.
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Operational history
VF-783 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 102 (CVG-102) aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard for a deployment to Korea from 10 May to 17 December 1951. During this deployment VF-783 lost 8 F4U-4s and 3 pilots killed.
VF-783/VF-122 was assigned to Carrier Air Group Twelve (CVG-12) aboard USS Oriskany, which was deployed to Korea from 15 September 1952 to 18 May 1953. During this deployment the squadron lost 4 F9F-5s and 2 pilots killed.
VF-122 was embarked on USS Boxer for a Western Pacific deployment from 3 March to 11 October 1954.
VF-122 was assigned to Air Task Group 3 (ATG-3) aboard USS Shangri-La for a Western Pacific deployment from 5 January to 23 June 1956.