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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]
