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Fighter Squadron 94 (FITRON 94)
VF-94 ‘Tough Kitties’
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STATUS:
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established as VF-94 on March 26, 1952 VF-94 redesignated VA-94 on
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AIRCRAFT:
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Vought
F4U-4 Corsair (1952-53) Grumman
F9F-5 Panther (1953-55) Grumman
F9F-8 Cougar (1955-57) North
American FJ-3M Fury (1957-58) |
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DEPLOYMENTS:
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December
1952 - August 1953 with CVG-9 aboard USS Philippine Sea (CVA 47) May 1954
- December 1954 with CVG-9 aboard USS Hornet (CVA 12) March
1956 - September 1956 with ATG-4 aboard USS Yorktown (CVA 10) January
1958 - July 1958 with ATG-4 aboard USS Hornet (CVA 12) |
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images
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FJ-3M Fury (VF-94 / ATG-4) embarked
aboard USS Hornet (CVA 12) - 1958
F9F-8B Cougar (VF-94 / ATG-4) at NAS
Moffett Field, California - 1957
F9F-5 Panther (VF-94 / CVG-9) embarked aboard
USS Hornet (CVA 12) - 1954 (NNAM)
F9F-5 Panther (VF-94 / CVG-9) embarked
aboard USS Hornet (CVA 12) - 1954
F4U-4 Corsair (VF-94 / CVG-9) embarked
aboard USS Philippine Sea (CVA 47) - 1952-53
USS Philippine Sea (CVA-47) at sea, off
North Korea on 3 May 1953. On deck are various aircraft of Carrier Air Group
Nine (CVG-9): 14 Grumman F9F-2 Panthers of fighter
squadrons VF-91 and VF-93, six Douglas AD-4/-4NA/-4NL Skyraiders of attack
squadron VA-95, eleven Vought F4U-4 of VF-94, three AD-4W
of composite squadron VC-11 Det. M (one on the starbord bow, two in front and
to the right of the lowered deck elevator), and a
AD-4N of VC-35 Det. M (aft of the elevator). Note the work going on on the
crash barrier. |
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history
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Nickname:
Tough Kitties (1952-55) - later unknown |
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patches |
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earlier insignia (not officially
approved)
official insignia (approved by CNO on
November 21, 1955) |
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