Check the listing for details. F8F BEARCAT LAPEL HAT PIN UP USS US NAVY MARINES GRUMMAN TIE TAC FIGHTER GIFT*. Listed at 11.97 USD. F8F BEARCAT COLLECTOR PIN, WITH GOLD OUTLAY & JEWELER'S FINISH TM ! By the end of the 1940s, the Blue Angels were flying their first jet aircraft, the Grumman F9F-2 Panther. In response to the demands placed on Naval Aviation in the Korean Conflict, the team reported to the aircraft carrier USS Princeton as the nucleus of Fighter Squadron 191 (VF-191), "Satan's Kitten", in 1950.