U. S. Navy and Marines “CAG” Aircraft Scrapbook
“AA-100” is a Grumman F-14D Tomcat assigned to the Navy’s VF-11 fighter squadron. One or two aircraft in a Navy or Marine Corps squadron wear what has been called CAG (Carrier Air Group) colors, … special markings denoting a squadron’s heritage. The “-x00” or “-x01” numbered aircraft usually carry these special markings, like this one. Hi visibility markings are an eye-catching attribute of the “CAG Bird” designs.
Photos by Scott Zeno, Bob Finch and Ken Kula
Lockheed S-3B Viking wearing VS-32 high visibility markings.
VMFAT-101 “Shooters” F/A-18C
Tail feathers of a Grumman E-2C Hawkeye assigned to VAW-112. CVW-9 denotes a Carrier Air Wing, which includes multiple squadrons.
VFC-111 Aggressor F-5E wears “AF-101” markings… this is an ex-Swiss Air Force aircraft added to the Aggressor fleet when the F-5s were retired in Switzerland.
HSL-94 Kaman SH-2G Sea Sprite
VMA-214 Black Sheep AV-8B Harrier wears commemorative “Pappy” Boyington colors as well as the “WE-01” colors during the 2012 Centennial of Naval Aviation celebrations
VMM-365 MV-22A Osprey
A retired U. S. Navy F-4N Phantom wears CAG colors of “NK-201” while sitting in the MASDC “boneyard”.
U. S. Navy E-2C Hawkeye
A-6B Prowler wears colorful tail markings as “NG-500”
VFA-97 Warhawks F/A-18C
Here are a pair of galleries full of special markings on Navy and Marine Corps aircraft wearing Commanders’ colors:
