VF-191
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VF-191 or Fighter Squadron 191 (Satan's Kittens) of the United States Navy
was established in 1943 and disestablished in 1978. A second squadron, bearing the same designation was established for a short time again between 1986 and 1988.
VF-191 was established as fighter squadron VF-19 Bulldogs on 15 August 1943. On November 15, 1946 it was re-designated VF-19A. On 24 August 1948 it was finally re-designated VF-191 and adopted the new nickname Satan's Kittens. It was disestablished on 1 March 1978.
VF-191 and sister squadron VF-194
were the two shortest-lived F-14 squadrons in history. The original VF-191 took part in World War II
, the Korean War
and the Vietnam War
. During the latter conflict the squadron took part in several combat cruises, flying variants of the F-8 Crusader
. After Vietnam VF-191 continued operations with the F-8 until 1976, when they transitioned to the F-4 Phantom II
. A single cruise in the F-4 followed, as VF-191 was disestablished in 1978.
The VF-191 established on 4 December 1986 can claim the unit's name and markings but it did not have the heritage of the original VF-191. After training with VF-124
, and being due to deploy on board the as part of CVW-10 with the F-14A Tomcat, VF-191 was disestablished April 30, 1988, before the cruise could take place.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
was established in 1943 and disestablished in 1978. A second squadron, bearing the same designation was established for a short time again between 1986 and 1988.
History
VF-191 and sister squadron VF-194
VF-194
Fighter squadron VF-194 Red Lightnings was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. It was established in 1952 and disestablished in 1978. It was reactivated for a short time again between 1986 and 1988.-Squadron linage:...
were the two shortest-lived F-14 squadrons in history. The original VF-191 took part in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
and the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
. During the latter conflict the squadron took part in several combat cruises, flying variants of the F-8 Crusader
F-8 Crusader
The Vought F-8 Crusader was a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft built by Vought for the United States Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps, replacing the Vought F7U Cutlass...
. After Vietnam VF-191 continued operations with the F-8 until 1976, when they transitioned to the F-4 Phantom II
F-4 Phantom II
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. It first entered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy. Proving highly adaptable,...
. A single cruise in the F-4 followed, as VF-191 was disestablished in 1978.
The VF-191 established on 4 December 1986 can claim the unit's name and markings but it did not have the heritage of the original VF-191. After training with VF-124
VF-124
Fighter Squadron 124 was a fleet replacement squadron of the United States Navy. Known as the Gunfighters, they were active from 1958 through 1994...
, and being due to deploy on board the as part of CVW-10 with the F-14A Tomcat, VF-191 was disestablished April 30, 1988, before the cruise could take place.
Deployments
| from | to | aircraft | carrier | air wing | tail code | area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1944 | November 1944 | F6F-5 F6F Hellcat The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a carrier-based fighter aircraft developed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat in United States Navy service. Although the F6F resembled the Wildcat, it was a completely new design powered by a 2,000 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800. Some tagged it as the "Wildcat's big... |
CV-16 USS Lexington (CV-16) USS Lexington , known as "The Blue Ghost", is one of 24 s built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship, the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name, is named in honor of the Revolutionary War Battle of Lexington... |
CVG-19 | no code | Pacific War Pacific War The Pacific War, also sometimes called the Asia-Pacific War refers broadly to the parts of World War II that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, then called the Far East... |
| April 20, 1946 | August 9, 1946 | F6F-5 | CV-36 USS Antietam (CV-36) USS Antietam was one of 24 s built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the second US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the American Civil War Battle of Antietam . Antietam was commissioned in January 1945, too late to actively serve in World... |
CVG-19 | A-1xx | WestPac Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World... |
| June 1947 | June 1947 | F8F-1 F8F Bearcat The Grumman F8F Bearcat was an American single-engine naval fighter aircraft of the 1940s. It went on to serve into the mid-20th century in the United States Navy and other air forces, and would be the company's final piston engined fighter aircraft... |
CV-21 | CVAG-19 | B-1xx | not deployed |
| January 11, 1950 | June 13, 1950 | F8F-2 | CV-21 USS Boxer (CV-21) USS Boxer was one of 24 s built during World War II for the United States Navy. She was the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for a British ship captured by the Americans during the War of 1812... |
CVG-19 | B-1xx | WestPac |
| November 9, 1950 | May 29, 1951 | F9F-2 F9F Panther |-Popular culture:The Panther played a prominent role in the 1954 movie Men of the Fighting Lady . The F9F was featured in the flying sequences in the 1954 movie The Bridges at Toko-Ri, although in the 1953 James A... |
CV-37 USS Princeton (CV-37) USS Princeton was one of 24 s built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Princeton... |
CVG-19 | B-1xx | Korean War Korean War The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union... |
| March 21, 1952 | November 3, 1952 | F9F-2 | CV-37 | CVG-19 | B-1xx | Korean War |
| September 14, 1953 | April 22, 1954 | F9F-6 F9F Cougar The Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar was an aircraft carrier-based fighter aircraft for the United States Navy. Based on the earlier Grumman F9F Panther, the Cougar replaced the Panther's straight wing with a more modern swept wing... |
CVA-34 USS Oriskany (CV-34) USS Oriskany – nicknamed Mighty O, The O-boat, and Toasted O – was one of 24 s completed during or shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the third US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Oriskany.The history of... |
CVG-19 | B-1xx | WestPac |
| March 2, 1955 | September 21, 1955 | F9F-6 | CVA-34 | CVG-19 | B-1xx | WestPac |
| March 9, 1957 | August 25, 1957 | FJ-3 FJ Fury The North American FJ-2/-3 Fury were a series of swept-wing carrier-capable fighters for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Based on the United States Air Force's F-86 Sabre, these aircraft featured folding wings, and a longer nose landing strut designed to both increase angle of attack upon... |
CVA-10 USS Yorktown (CV-10) USS Yorktown is one of 24 s built during World War II for the United States Navy. She is named after the Battle of Yorktown of the American Revolutionary War, and is the fourth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name... |
CVG-19 | B-1xx | WestPac |
| November 1, 1958 | June 19, 1959 | F11F-1 | CVA-31 | CVG-19 | NM-1xx | WestPac |
| November 21, 1959 | May 14, 1960 | F11F-1 | CVA-31 | CVG-19 | NM-1xx | WestPac |
| April 26, 1961 | December 13, 1961 | F8U-1 F-8 Crusader The Vought F-8 Crusader was a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft built by Vought for the United States Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps, replacing the Vought F7U Cutlass... |
CVA-31 | CVG-19 | NM-1xx | WestPac |
| July 12, 1962 | February 11, 1963 | F8U-1 | CVA-31 | CVG-19 | NM-1xx | WestPac |
| January 28, 1964 | November 21, 1964 | F-8E | CVA-31 | CVW-19 | NM-1xx | Vietnam War Vietnam War The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of... |
| April 21, 1965 | January 13, 1966 | F-8E | CVA-31 | CVW-19 | NM-1xx | Vietnam War |
| October 19, 1966 | May 29, 1967 | F-8E | CVA-14 USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) USS Ticonderoga was one of 24 s built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for historic Fort Ticonderoga, which played a role in the American Revolutionary War... |
CVW-19 | NM-1xx | Vietnam War |
| December 28, 1967 | August 17, 1968 | F-8E | CVA-14 | CVW-19 | NM-1xx | Vietnam War |
| April 16, 1969 | November 17, 1969 | F-8J | CVA-34 | CVW-19 | NM-1xx | Vietnam War |
| May 14, 1970 | December 10, 1970 | F-8J | CVA-34 | CVW-19 | NM-1xx | Vietnam War |
| May 14, 1971 | December 18, 1971 | F-8J | CVA-34 | CVW-19 | NM-1xx | Vietnam War |
| June 5, 1972 | March 30, 1973 | F-8J | CVA-34 | CVW-19 | NM-1xx | Vietnam War |
| October 18, 1973 | June 5, 1974 | F-8J | CVA-34 | CVW-19 | NM-1xx | Vietnam |
| September 16, 1975 | March 3, 1976 | F-8J | CVA-34 | CVW-19 | NM-1xx | WestPac |
| February 15, 1977 | October 5, 1977 | F-4J F-4 Phantom II The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. It first entered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy. Proving highly adaptable,... |
CV-43 USS Coral Sea (CV-43) USS Coral Sea , a , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Battle of the Coral Sea. She earned the affectionate nickname "Ageless Warrior" through her long career... |
CVW-15 | NL-1xx | WestPac |
| December 1, 1986 | April 30, 1988 | F-14A F-14 Tomcat The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental program following the collapse of the F-111B project... |
CV-62 USS Independence (CV-62) The fifth USS Independence is a of the United States Navy. It was the fourth and final member of the Forrestal-class conventional-powered Supercarrier... |
CVW-10 | NM-1xx | not deployed |
See also
- History of the United States NavyHistory of the United States NavyThe history of the United States Navy divides into two major periods: the "Old Navy", a small but respected force of sailing ships that was also notable for innovation in the use of ironclads during the American Civil War, and the "New Navy", the result of a modernization effort that began in the...
- List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
- List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons