| 词条 | VF-33 (1942–5) |
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|unit_name=Fighter Squadron 33 |image= |caption= |dates= 6 August 1942 - 19 November 1945 |country= United States |allegiance= |branch= United States Navy |type= Fighter |role= |size= |command_structure= |current_commander= |garrison= |nickname= Hellcats |motto= |colors= |colors_label= |mascot= |battles=World War II |aircraft_attack= |aircraft_fighter= F6F-3/-5 Hellcat |anniversaries= }}Fighter Squadron 33 or VF-33 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established as Escort-Scouting Squadron 16 or VGS-16 on 6 August 1942, it was redesignated as Composite Squadron 16 or VC-16 on 1 March 1943, redesignated as VF-33 on 15 August 1943 and disestablished on 19 November 1945. It was the first US Navy squadron to be designated as VF-33.[1] Operational historyVF-33 equipped with the F6F Hellcat was first deployed to Munda, Solomon Islands where they supported the New Georgia Campaign.[2] While deployed in the Solomons, VF-33 was credited with 60 Japanese aircraft shot down,[2]{{rp|19}} and produced three aces: Lt.(jg) Frank E. Schnieder with seven kills, Lt. C. K. Hildebrandt with five kills, and Lt.(jg) James J. Kinsella also with five kills, three with VF-33 and two with VF-72 in the F4F-4 Wildcat.[2]{{rp|10}} See also{{portal|United States Navy}}
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/insignias/naval-aviation-squadron-lineage-by-community/fighter-squadron-lineage.html|title=Fighter Squadron Lineage|publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command|accessdate=3 March 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}{{DEFAULTSORT:VF-33 (1942-5)}}2. ^1 2 {{cite book|last=Tillman|first=Barrett|title=Hellcat Aces of World War 2|publisher=Osprey Publishing|year=1996|isbn=1855325969|page=8}} 1 : Strike fighter squadrons of the United States Navy |
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