VMFA-124

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 124
VMA-124 Insignia
Active	2 September 1942 - 1996
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Type	Fighter/Attack squadron
Role	Air interdiction
Nickname(s)	Whistling Death Wild Aces Checkerboards
Tail Code	QP
Engagements	World War II Battle of Guadalcanal Solomon Islands Campaign Philippines Campaign, 1944-45 Battle of Iwo Jima Battle of Okinawa
Aircraft flown
Attack	A-4 Skyhawk
Fighter	F4U Corsair F9F Cougar FJ-4B Fury

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 124 (VMFA-124) was a flying squadron in the Marine Forces Reserve based out of Naval Air Station Memphis flying the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. They were part of Marine Aircraft Group 42 and were decommissioned on 19 June 1999.

The squadron was formed as VMF-124 in 1942 and was the first Marine squadron to fly the Vought F4U Corsair during World War II and also one of the first Marine squadrons to be based on an aircraft carrier.^[1] They were known as the "Wild Aces" and ended World War II with 78 air-to-air victories against Japanese aircraft.^[2]

The squadron was redesignated as Marine Attack Squadron 124 (VMA-124) in 1965 and to (VMFA-124 in 1994.