Description
VFA-94 Mighty Shrikes 2021 F/A-18F Model
Fly with the VFA-94 Mighty Shrikes 2021 in this handcrafted F/A-18F Model. Each piece is carved from wood and handpainted to provide a piece you’ll love.
- Length – 18 inches
- Made from Mahogany
- US Naval Aviator Owned Business
- The product is not intended to be used by children 12 years and younger.
Strike Fighter Squadron 94 (VFA-94), also known as the Mighty Shrikes, is a United States Navy fighter squadron stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore. It is an operational fleet squadron currently flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet.[1] It is attached to Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW 17) and based at NAS Lemoore, California. Its tail code is “NA” and its radio call sign is “Hobo”.
Insignia and nickname
The original squadron was known as the Tough Kitties and had a cartoon cat insignia. When the second squadron was formed and deployed aboard USS Hornet during its world cruise in 1954, it also used a cartoon cat insignia. There is no record of this insignia being officially approved for use by the squadron. The squadron’s first official insignia was approved by Chief of Naval Operations on 21 November 1955, and consisted of a yellow and black tiger paw with lightning bolts on a blue background. A new insignia was approved on 21 April 1959 consisting of a dark blue stylized aircraft with above an atom symbol on a blue background. A modification to this insignia was approved on 16 May 1967, replacing the atom symbol by a stylized bird design. The stylized bird was orange and the other colors from the previous design stayed the same.
Nicknamed the Mighty Shrikes, the squadron was named after a small carnivorous bird of prey, the loggerhead shrike. It engages in aerial combat to strike its prey in the air and on the ground, and then impales its victim on a sharp thorn.
