VA-133 (U.S. Navy)

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Attack Squadron 133
Attack Squadron 133 Insignia (US Navy).jpg
VA-133 insignia
Active21 August 1961 - 1 October 1962
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Navy
TypeAttack
Nickname(s)Blue Knights
Aircraft flown
AttackA-4 Skyhawk

VA-133 was a short-lived Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy, nicknamed the Blue Knights. It was established on 21 August 1961 and disestablished a year later, on 1 October 1962. It was based at NAS Cecil Field and flew A4D-2 Skyhawk aircraft.[1]

Operational history[]

An RIM-2 Terrier SAM missile is fired by USS Constellation in 1962. In the foreground are aircraft from VF-131 and VA-133
  • August 1961: The squadron was established as part of a new Air Group to increase the strength of the fleet as a result of the Berlin Crisis of 1961.
  • 8–19 February 1962: A squadron detachment was aboard USS Constellation for carrier trials and in a standby status for possible assistance during Project Mercury, the launching of Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, USMC, in Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7.
  • March–May 1962: The squadron participated in Constellation’s shakedown cruise in the Caribbean.[1]

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References[]

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.

  1. ^ a b Grossnick, Roy A. (1995). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 1, Chapter 2, Section 8: Attack Squadron Histories for VA-125 to VA-153. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 194–221. Retrieved 16 June 2016.

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