Fighter Squadron 194 or VF-194 was a short-lived aviation unit of the United States Navy established on 1 December 1986 and disestablished on 30 April 1988. It was the fourth US Navy squadron to be designated VF-194.[1]
VF-194 adopted the unit name and insignia of the third VF-194. After training on the F-14A Tomcat with VF-124, and being due to deploy on board USS Independence as part of Carrier Air Wing 10, VF-191 was disestablished on 30 April 1988, before the cruise could take place.
In early 1992 the Navy planned to reactivate VF-194, along with VF-191, as the first two active F-14D Super-Tomcat squadrons. Initially planned to be based at NAS Miramar and part of Carrier Air Wing Fourteen, the idea was scrapped when Congress declined to upgrade the entire F-14 fleet to the D model and limited the F-14D purchase to 55 aircraft (28 new airframes and 27 re-manufactured F-14A airframes). Instead two east coast F-14A squadrons (VFA-11 and VF-31) were chosen to transition to the F-14D, CVW-14 and NAS Miramar in late 1992.
^"Lineage for Fighter Squadrons" (PDF). Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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1986, 1988, fighter, squadron, short, lived, aviation, unit, united, states, navy, established, december, 1986, disestablished, april, 1988, fourth, navy, squadron, designated, fighter, squadron, 194vf, squadron, insigniaactive1, december, 1986, april, 1988cou. Fighter Squadron 194 or VF 194 was a short lived aviation unit of the United States Navy established on 1 December 1986 and disestablished on 30 April 1988 It was the fourth US Navy squadron to be designated VF 194 1 Fighter Squadron 194VF 194 squadron insigniaActive1 December 1986 30 April 1988CountryUnited StatesBranchUnited States NavyRoleFighter aircraftPart ofInactiveNickname s Red LightningsAircraft flownFighterF 14A Tomcat Contents 1 Operational history 2 Home port assignments 3 Aircraft assignment 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOperational history Edit VF 194 F 14A in 1986 VF 194 F 14 tail markingsVF 194 adopted the unit name and insignia of the third VF 194 After training on the F 14A Tomcat with VF 124 and being due to deploy on board USS Independence as part of Carrier Air Wing 10 VF 191 was disestablished on 30 April 1988 before the cruise could take place In early 1992 the Navy planned to reactivate VF 194 along with VF 191 as the first two active F 14D Super Tomcat squadrons Initially planned to be based at NAS Miramar and part of Carrier Air Wing Fourteen the idea was scrapped when Congress declined to upgrade the entire F 14 fleet to the D model and limited the F 14D purchase to 55 aircraft 28 new airframes and 27 re manufactured F 14A airframes Instead two east coast F 14A squadrons VFA 11 and VF 31 were chosen to transition to the F 14D CVW 14 and NAS Miramar in late 1992 Home port assignments EditNAS Moffett FieldAircraft assignment EditF 14A TomcatSee also EditHistory of the United States Navy List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons List of United States Navy aircraft squadronsReferences Edit Lineage for Fighter Squadrons PDF Naval History and Heritage Command Retrieved 6 October 2016 External links Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title VF 194 1986 1988 amp oldid 1140368659, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
