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__NOTOC__ This VA-125 was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy, and was the second squadron to bear the VA-125 designation. It was established as VA-26 on 30 June 1956, and redesignated VA-125 on 11 April 1958. The squadron was disestablished on 1 October 1977. Its nickname was ''Skylanchers'' from 1956-1958, and ''Rough Raiders'' thereafter. ==Significant events== *11 Apr 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 Dec 1958: The squadron’s commanding officer, Commander J. E. Thomas, was killed in an aircraft accident. *Mar 1960: With the addition of the A4D-2N Skyhawk, the squadron added radar and inflight refueling training to its flight syllabus. *19 May 1966: VA-125 was the first squadron in the Navy to receive the TA-4F Skyhawk. *Jun 1966: The first of several groups of Australians arrived for training by the squadron on the A-4 Skyhawk. The pilots were to form the nucleus of Australia’s first A-4 squadron scheduled for assignment to HMAS Melborne (R-21). *13 Mar 1967: The squadron’s commanding officer, Commander J. D. Shaw, was killed in an aircraft accident during a routine carrier qualification exercise on the Kearsarge (CVS 33). *31 Mar 1969: The last A-4 Fleet Replacement Pilot class began. *30 Jun 1969: The last A-4 Fleet Replacement Enlisted Maintenance training program was completed. *Nov 1969: The squadron began to develop the required training program for the Light Attack Weapons School. In December 1969 the squadron, in conjunction with VA-122, inaugurated a graduate level course for the Light Attack Weapons School that involved all phases of attack aviation. *Jan 1970: The first A-7 Fleet Replacement Enlisted Maintenance and Fleet Replacement Pilot classes began.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Second VA-125 (U.S. Navy)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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