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
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]