Country United States Role Fighter aircraft Nickname(s) Stingrays | Branch United States Navy Part of Inactive | |
Active 20 July 1950 – 10 April 1958 | ||
Fighter Squadron 124 or VF-124 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established as Reserve Squadron VF-874 it was called to active duty on 20 July 1950, redesignated VF-124 on 4 February 1953, it was disestablished on 10 April 1958.
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Operational history
VF-874 equipped with F4U-4 Corsairs was deployed on USS Bon Homme Richard in Korean waters from 29 May to 20 November 1951. During this deployment VF-874 lost 11 aircraft and 2 pilots.
VF-874 deployed on USS Oriskany to Korean waters from 31 October 1952 – 22 April 1953, two aircraft were lost during this deployment.
VF-124 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 12 (CVG-12) aboard USS Hancock for a Western Pacific deployment from 10 August 1955 to 15 March 1956.
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