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VA-133 Blue Knights Squadron Patch – Sew on

$11.99

Aviators! Are you looking for a high-quality patch you’ll proudly wear or display? Look no further than the VA-133 Blue Knights Patch!

  • 4.0 inch
  • Embroidered
  • US Naval Aviator Owned Business
  • Sew On
  • Plastic Backing increases rigidity, so the patch lasts longer and stays flat.
  • Reproduction

6 in stock (can be backordered)

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VA-133 Squadron Patch – Plastic Backing

Aviators! Are you looking for a high-quality patch you’ll proudly wear or display? Look no further than the VA-133 Blue Knights Patch!

  • 4.0 inch
  • Embroidered
  • US Naval Aviator Owned Business
  • Sew On
  • Plastic Backing increases rigidity, so the patch lasts longer and stays flat.
  • Reproduction

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

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.

Additional information

Dimensions 4 in

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