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VF-33 Tarsiers F-11 Tiger, 18″ Mahogany Model

$299.00

  • Length – 18 inches
  • Made from Mahogany
  • US Naval Aviator Owned Business

1 in stock (can be backordered)

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VF-33 Tarsiers F-11 Tiger Model

A handcrafted F-11 Tiger with VF-33 Tarsiers markings! Each piece is carved from wood and handpainted to provide a piece you’ll love.

  • Length – 18 inches
  • Made from Mahogany
  • US Naval Aviator Owned Business
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*1957: VF-33 as AF-217.
*1959-61: VF-33 as AF-207.
*VT-26 as 3L-605.
*6/1967: Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard.
*12/27/1968: Struck off charge.

The squadron was originally equipped with the Chance-Vought F4U-4 Corsair. It was assigned to Carrier Air Group Three (CVG-3) and made two deployments on the aircraft carrier USS Leyte. The first was to the Mediterranean Sea in mid-1950 quickly followed by a combat deployment to Korea from September 1950 to February 1951. For its action in the Korean War VF-33 earned the Navy Unit Citation. The squadron called themselves the “Tarsiers”, which was a fierce monkey. The squadron affectionately called their Tarsier “Minky”.

In 1964 the unit transitioned to the F-4 Phantom II and would fly the Phantom for the next seventeen years alongside its sister squadron VF-102. The first VF-33 Phantom was the F-4B, which they flew until 1967 at which time they moved up to the F-4J which featured better radar, higher thrust engines, slatted tailplanes, extra fuel cells and a larger main wheels to handle the increased weight. Between 1965 and 1968 Carrier Air Wing Six made the shakedown cruise and three deployments aboard the USS America.

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