VA 133 (U.S. Navy)

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Country United States Type Attack Attack A-4 Skyhawk		Branch United States Navy Nickname(s) Blue Knights

Active 21 August 1961 - 1 October 1962

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.

Operational history

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.

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