{"product_id":"va-127-squadron-patch-repro-old","title":"VA-127 Squadron Patch (Repro-OLD)","description":"\u003cspan face=\"ARIAL\" size=\"3\" style=\"font-family: ARIAL; font-size: medium;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 4 1\/4\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn Stock: \u0026gt;5\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"ARIAL\" size=\"2\" style=\"font-family: ARIAL; font-size: small;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a reproduction of the old version of the VA-127 Squadron patch. VA-127 is the direct predecessor of VFA-127 and has been established on 15 June 1962 as a Fleet Readiness Squadron of the Pacific Fleet Reserve Carrier Air Wing 12 (RCVW-12), tailcoded NJ, stationed on NAS Lemoore. On the eve of the Vietnam War in July 1964, VA-127 still flew a significant number of 21 TF-9J Cougars - and, in fact, together with VA-126 over at Miramar, as far as I know shared the distinction of being the last Cougar Squadron in the inventory - but soon thereafter changed to TA-4F\/J and A-4C\/F Skyhawks. The older VA-127 squadron patch you have in store is from that time - when the squadron had some other duties to fulfill, than being the adversary, namely providing A-4 transitioning training for pilots coming from the then to be phased-out A-1 Skyraider. It is definitely that the squadron during that time was bearing the nickname \"Batmen\", thus the bat you can see in the patch. VA-126, after eight years as an Attack Squadron, was redesignated VF-126 on 15 October 1965. It received its first TA-4F愀 in 1967 and afterwards has been one of the prinicipal Navy adversary units, later flying the awesome and tremendously stripped-down F-16N until finally being decommissioned in April 1994. VA-127, after functioning since May 1970 as the only Replacement Training Squadron for A-4s in the Navy, in November 1975 became responsible for the difficult task to providing training in defensive tactics against enemy aircraft to all A-7 squadrons of the Pacific Fleet, quite a challenge but so important for the light-attack community. For that purpose, VA-127 supplemented its two-seat Skyhawks with single-seat A-4E愀 and A-4F愀. As you already seem to know, VA-127 with the imminent retreat of the A-7 was redesignated VFA-127 on 1 March 1987, flying A-4s, F-5E\/Fs and since mid-1992 F\/A-18A\/B from NAS Fallon. VFA-127 was disestablished in 1996, not without relinquishing its A-4s much earlier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AV8RSTUFF","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43668078559466,"sku":"","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/4571\/2362\/products\/va127sqold.jpg?v=1666638002","url":"https:\/\/av8rstuff.myshopify.com\/products\/va-127-squadron-patch-repro-old","provider":"AV8RSTUFF","version":"1.0","type":"link"}