VF-132 (1961-2)

Fighter Squadron 132
Active 21 August 1961 – 1 October 1962
Country United States
Branch United States Navy
Role Fighter aircraft
Part of Inactive
Nickname(s) Peg Leg Petes
Aircraft flown
Fighter F-8D Crusader

Fighter Squadron 132 or VF-132 was a short-lived aviation unit of the United States Navy established on 21 August 1961 and disestablished on 1 October 1962.[1]

Operational history

VF-132 F-8D in 1962

VF-132 was established as part of Carrier Air Group 13. It was deployed on a shakedown cruise in the Caribbean on USS Constellation from 3 March to 6 May 1962. After returning from the cruise, CVG-13 and its constituent squadrons were disestablished on 1 October 1962.

Home port assignments

The squadron was assigned to NAS Cecil Field.

Aircraft Assignment

See also

References

  1. "Fighter Squadron Lineage". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

External links

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