VA-133 (U.S. Navy) explained

Unit Name:	Attack Squadron 133
Dates:	21 August 1961 - 1 October 1962
Country:	United States
Branch:	United States Navy
Type:	Attack
Nickname:	Blue Knights
Aircraft Attack:	A-4B 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

• 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 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.

See also

• List of squadrons in the Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons
• Second VA-134 (U.S. Navy), a "sister squadron"
• Attack aircraft
• List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
• History of the United States Navy

Notes and References

1. Book: Grossnick . Roy A. . Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 1, Chapter 2, Section 8: Attack Squadron Histories for VA-125 to VA-153 . Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy . 1995 . Washington, D.C. . 194–221 . 2016-06-16.