visit during exercise REFORGER 1987 (REturn FORces to Germany)

visit during exercise REFORGER 1987 (REturn FORces to Germany)

visit during exercise REFORGER 1987 (REturn FORces to Germany)

visit during exercise REFORGER 1987 (REturn FORces to Germany)

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.

Fighter Squadron (VF) 194 "Red Lightnings" was a short-lived Tomcat unit. It was re-established on 1 Dec'86 and disestablished on 30 Apr'88. VF-194 was planned together with VF-191 for a cruise on the USS Independence as part of CVW-10, but before the cruise could take place the squadron and wing ceased to exist. The squadron lineage runs back to 1952 as it was originally established as VF-91 on 26 Mar'52, redesignated VF-194 on 1 Aug'63 and disestablished on 1 Mar'78. This 161297 was delivered to the USN on 2 Mar'82, retired to AMARC on 13 Sep'04 and left for HVF West for scrap on 22 Jul'09.

Operated by the 10th Military Airlift Squadron, 608th Military Airlift Group.

This Block 30 Fighting Falcon is USAF serial 85-1373. The F-16N was newly delivered to the US Navy on 23 June 1987 and started to serve Top Gun from NAS Miramar (CA). After a lot of dog fights, the Falcon arrived at AMARC on 30 June 1994 for storage. It received inventory code AN1F0003. On 13 March 1998 it was transferred to the USAF at AMARC and received a new inventory code; AAFG0426. The airframe was sadly scrapped on 9 August 2013.

This is a F/A-18A Block 14 from FY83. F/A-18A-14 (fy83). From the beginning the Hornet was assigned to VMFA-314, was transferred to the US Navy (VFA-97) in late 1993 and continued to fly with VFC-13. In March 1996 the aircraft was transferred back to the USMC and started to serve with VMFA-134. From 28 April 2004, it was stored at AMARC with inventory code 1A0073.

This is a F/A-18A Block 15 from FY83. The aircraft strated its Marines career with VMFA-323, followed by VMFA-314. In March 1994 is was send to Naval Air Deport North Island (CA), for unknown reasons it stayed there, was eventually moved to China Lake where it was scrapped by 2008. It is reported that the cockpit section is still present at China Lake.

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

This is a F/A-18A Block 14 from FY83, the aircraft crashed during the open house at MCAS El Toro (CA) after is was not able to recover from a looping on 24 April 1988. The pilot escaped and the aircraft was rebuild but not taken up anymore in the operational inventory. It was decided to preserve it, and is shown at Carson City (NV) in the Cactus air museum.

Hawkeye turning into finals at Miramar. The VAW-117 Wallbangers aircraft was assigned to the Carrier Air Wing 11 / USS Enterprise team. The E-2C is stored at AMARG since 28 October 2004 with inventory number 2E0043.

This Hawkeye was last seen at the dump of NAS North Island (CA) in March 2001. It was reported there from 1993 onwards. The aircraft was struck of charge from US Navy inventory in September 1998. So most probably... it does not exist anymore. It is seen here in 1987 while while assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 110 (VAW-110), nicknamed the "Firebirds". VAW-110 was a Fleet Replacement Squadron for the E-2 Hawkeye and was disestablished in September 1994.