Fighter Squadron 124

 "Blue Knights", "Moonshiners", "Gunfighters"

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History 
16. August 1948 VF-53 Established at NAS Moffett Field CA
11. April 1958 VF-53 redesignated VF-124
30. September 1994 VF-124 Disestablished at NAS Miramar CA

Planes:
 

 

 

 1948 - 1949
F8F-1		  
 

 

 

 1949 - 1951
F4U-4B		  
 

 

 

 1951 - 1955
F9F-2 / 5		    
 

 

 

 1955 - 1957
F9F-8		 USN F9F-8 53 01.png (67290 Byte)  
 

 

 

 1957 - 1958
FJ-3M		  
 

 

 

 1958 - 1964
F8U-1		  
 

 

 

 1960 - 1970
F-8C		  
 

 

 

 1960 - 1967
F-8D		  
 

 

 

 1961 - 1970
F-8E		  
 

 

 

 1970 - 1972
F-8H, F-8J		    
 

 

 

 F-14A
1972 - 1994		    
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VF-53, VF-124 Deployments 
VF-53
1.May 1950 - 1. December 1950 CV-45 USS Valley Forge CVG-5 F4U-4B S 300
26. June 1951 - 25. March 1951 CV-9 USS Essex CVG-5 F4U-4B S 300
20. November 1952 - 25. June 1953 CV-45 USS Valley Forge CVG-5 F9F-2 S 300
12. March 1954 - 19. November 1954 CV-47 Philippine Sea CVG-5 F9F-2 S 300
5. January 1956 - 23. June 1956 CVA-38 USS Shangri La ATG-3 F9F-8 S 300
9. August 1957 - 2. April 1958 CVA-33 USS Kearsage ATG-3 FJ-3M NC 100
VF-124
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VF-53, VF-124 Commanding Officers 
Lt.Cdr. W. D. Hubbell 16. August 1948 1949
Lt.Cdr. W. R. Pittman 1949 ?
Cdr. Trum ? ?
Lt.Cdr. Lawrence B. Green ? ?
   

Grumman F-14A Tomcat of the reident VF-124 (Photo courtesy Michael E. Fader)

  
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last update 22. February 2013

written 24. April 2005

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