Provided by Bob Krall JOIN The Skyhawks The Squadron Duty Officer is the squadron contact point, who communicates with former squadron members about squadron information, sea stories, squadron pictures, scuttlebutt, and gathers information about squadron buddies. Please contact the Squadron SDO as listed here. The Table Of Content: Patch Handle Aircraft Heritage Commanders Home Ports Air Wings Deployments Photograph Albums Events Awards Patch: VA-134 Scorpion patch displayed above. Back to Table of Contents Handle: Scorpions Back to Table of Contents Aircraft: Date Type First Received - - - - - - Type of Aircraft: September 1961 - - - - - - - Douglas A-4B Skyhawk. Back to Table of Contents Heritage: August 21, 1961 Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR (VA-134) established. October 1, 1962 Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR (VA-134) disestablished. Back to Table of Contents Commanders: Date Assumed Command - - - - - - - Commanding Officer 1961 - - - - - - - - - - - - - CDR Kenneth B. Austin Back to Table of Contents Home Ports: Date - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Location: 1961 - - - - - - - - - - - - Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida Back to Table of Contents Air Wings: Date - - - - - - - - - - - - Tail code - - - - - - - Air Wing August 1961 - - - - AE - - - - - CVG-13 Back to Table of Contents Deployments: Departure & Return - - - - - - - - Air Wing - Carrier - Aircraft - - Area of Operations: No info yet Back to Table of Contents Photograph Albums: Squadron Photograph Album Squadron Off-Duty Album (empty) Back to Table of Contents Events: August 21, 1961: Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR (VA-134) established at Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida. VA-134 was assigned the Douglas A-4B Skyhawk. VA-134 was established to increase naval strength during a "Berlin Crisis." September 1961: Ten of the twelve VA-134 Douglas A-4B Skyhawks were: 1) BuNo. 142098, 2) BuNo. 142107, 3) BuNo. 142118, 4) BuNo. BuNo. 142682, 5) BuNo. 142701, 6) BuNo. 142732, 7) BuNo. 142743, 8) BuNo. 142752, 9) BuNo. 142790, 10) BuNo. 142871. February through May 1962: VA-134 was aboard United States Ship Constellation (CVA-64) for the Connie's shakedown cruise. During this cruise the Connie was a back-up for John Glenn's Project Mercury flight. October 1, 1962: Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR (VA-134) disestablished. Back to Table of Contents Awards: Award - - - - - - - - - Inclusive Dates: No info yet Back to Table of Contents Sources of information: Bob "Creeps" Krall Return To The Navy Squadrons Page