Second VA-134 (U.S. Navy)

Attack Squadron 134
Active	21 August 1961 - 1 October 1962
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Attack
Nickname(s)	Scorpions
Aircraft flown
Attack	A-4 Skyhawk

Attack Squadron 134 or VA-134 was a short-lived attack squadron of the U.S. Navy, nicknamed the Scorpions. It was established on 21 August 1961 and disestablished a year later, on 1 October 1962. It was based at NAS Cecil Field and flew A4D-2 Skyhawk aircraft. It was the second squadron to be designated as VA-134, the first VA-134 was redesignated VF-174 on 15 February 1950. ^[1]

Operational history

• August 1961: The squadron was established as part of a new Air Group to increase the strength of the fleet as a result of the Berlin Crisis of 1961.
• 8–19 February 1962: The squadron was aboard USS Constellation for carrier trials and in a standby status for possible assistance during Project Mercury, the launching of Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, USMC, in Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7.
• March–May 1962: The squadron participated in Constellation’s shakedown cruise in the Caribbean.^[1]

See also

• VA-133 (U.S. Navy), a "sister squadron"
• Attack aircraft
• List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
• History of the United States Navy

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.

1. Grossnick, Roy A. (1995). "Second VA-134" (pdf). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons. Naval Historical Center. 1. Washington, DC: Department of the Navy. p. 202.

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