Fighter Squadron 194 (VF-194) (3rd)

FIGHTER SQUADRON ONE HUNDRED NINETY FOUR (VF-194) (3rd)
Established as Fighter Squadron NINETY ONE (VF-91) (2nd) on 26 Mar 1952. Redesignated Fighter Squadron ONE HUNDRED NINETY FOUR (VF-194) (3rd) “Red Lightning” on 1 Aug 1963. Disestablished on 1 Mar 1978. Reestablished on 1 Dec 1986. Disestablished on 29 Apr 1988.

Vought F8U-1/2/F-8E/J Crusader, 1963-1976
McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II, 1976-1978

Deployments.
28 Jan 1964-21 Nov 1964 USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) CVW-19, F-8C, WestPac/IO
21 Apr 1965-13 Jan 1966 USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) CVW-19, F-8E, WestPac/Vietnam
15 Oct 1966-29 May 1967 USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) CVW-19, F-8E, WestPac/Vietnam
28 Dec 1967-17 Aug 1968 USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) CVW-19, F-8E, WestPac/Vietnam
14 Apr 1969-17 Nov 1969 USS Oriskany (CVA-34) CVW-19, F-8J, WestPac/Vietnam
14 May 1970-10 Dec 1970 USS Oriskany (CVA-34) CVW-19, F-8J, WestPac/Vietnam
14 May 1971-18 Dec 1971 USS Oriskany (CVA-34) CVW-19, F-8J, WestPac/Vietnam
5 Jun 1972-30 Mar 1973 USS Oriskany (CVA-34) CVW-19, F-8J, WestPac/Vietnam
18 Oct 1973-5 June1974 USS Oriskany (CVA-34) CVW-19, F-8J, WestPac/Vietnam
16 Sep 1975-3 Mar 1976 USS Oriskany (CVA-34) CVW-19, F-8J, WestPac
15 Feb 1977-5 Oct 1977 USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) CVW-15, F-4J, WestPac
24 Jul 1987-5 Aug 1987 USS Enterprise (CVN-65) CVW-10, F-14A, NorPac