Unknown photographer. On back of photo - 149213 Vought F-8E Crusader VF-191 NM-108. No date or location. Delivered as a F8U-2NE and redesignated F-8E in 1962. In 1966 the aircraft is recorded with VF-191 'Satan's Kittens'. Moved to Marine Corp squadron VMF(AW)-232 in 1967 and shot down by ground fire on 19 May 1967 near Thon Cam Son, North Vietnam. The pilot was killed. VF-191 was home based at NAS Miramar, CA which may well be where the photo was taken. Carrying USS Ticonderoga titles which was a WWII vintage Essex class carrier used for a Vietnam deployment.

Many F-8's in the storage area at MASDC. 150658 belong to VF-191 'Satin's Kittens' and arrived for storage in Mar 1976. Also in view is sister ship 150845 / NM-100 which arrived for storage on 11 Mar 1976. They had been operated from CVA-34 USS Oriskany. Disestablished in 1978 the squadron briefly reformed between 1986 and 1988. 150658 and 150845 were both sold to the French Navy in October 1990 for spare parts.

This Satan's Kittens Cat was assigned to CVW-10. The squadron was established on 1 December 1986 and already disestablished on 30 April 1988. The Cat was written off with VF-114 in a crash on 17 May 1990.

A Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) Sabre masquerading as North American FJ-3 Fury 136046 on display at Clark Regional Airport, IN. The Avon Sabre is believed to be former RAAF A94-916 that forced landed in a swamp at Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia in 1963. There is still some debate in about the true identity of the aircraft, however.

This Satan's Kittens Cat, assigned to CVW-10. The squadron was established on 1 December 1986 and already disestablished on 30 April 1988. Stored at AMARC on 17 August 1990 with inventory number 1K0008, it was scrapped with HVF West at Tucson on 17 October 1994

Photo by Doug Olson.

Wearing the markings of VF-191, which operated the Fury for a very brief period, from March to August 1957.

MASDC. To France as F-8J 22 Oct 90, possibly for spares ?

Rare pic of this VF-191 bird. VF-191 only operated Phantoms from 1976 until it was disbanded in March 1978. It only did one single cruise, on board USS Coral Sea, from February until October 1977. After that cruise, this F-4J went to VF-121 and crashed off California on 8 February 1978.

A Tomcat squadron that never deployed. VF-191 'Satan's Kittens' part of CVW-10 lasted all of 17 months before being dis-established.

Sadly this VF-191 jet was a colorless CAG for 'Satan's Kittens'. Along with sister squadron VF-194, it was short lived lasting only 17 months.

This F-14A of Fighter Squadron (VF) 191 Satan's Kittens was seen during an enthusiastic landing at NAS Miramar. VF-191 and sister squadron VF-194 Red Lightnings were the two shortest lived F-14 squadrons in history and thus are rarely photographed. VF-191 was established on 4 Dec'86. Its pilots were trained by VF-124 and being prepared for a deployment onboard the USS Independence as part of CVW-10. After the FRS training, the squadron received its first Tomcats (mid '87). The squadron was disbanded before the cruise could ever take place, on 30 April 1988.