Attack Squadron 133, known as the Blue Knights, was a short-lived U.S. Navy attack unit formed at Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida, on August 21, 1961. It flew Douglas A4D-2 Skyhawks and took part in carrier activity with USS Constellation, including a detachment aboard the ship in February 1962 and the carrier’s Caribbean shakedown cruise from March through May. The Navy disestablished the squadron on October 1, 1962.
The available accounts connect VA-133’s formation to the Navy’s response to the Berlin Crisis and describe the unit as a means of strengthening fleet aviation. Its…