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33rd Squadron (other)
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33 Squadron or 33rd Squadron may refer to: * No. 33 Squadron RAAF, a unit of the Australian Royal Air Force * No. 33 Squadron (Finland), a unit of the Finnish Air Force * No. 33 Squadron RAF, a unit of the United Kingdom Royal Air Force * No. 33 Squadron IAF, a unit of the Indian Air Force * 33d Flying Training Squadron, a unit of the United States Air Force * 33 Squadron (Portugal), a unit of the Portuguese Air Force * VF-33 (Fighter Squadron 33), a disestablished unit of the United States Navy See also * 33rd Division (other) * 33rd Brigade (other) * 33rd Regiment (other) 33rd Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 33rd Regiment (Vietnam People's Army), a unit of the PAVN * 33rd Punjabis, an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army * 33rd Regiment (3rd Burma Bn.) Madras Infantry, a unit of the British Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
33d Flying Training Squadron
The 33rd Flying Training Squadron is a United States Air Force squadron based at Vance Air Force Base near Enid, Oklahoma. It is a part of the 71st Flying Training Wing. The squadron was established as a medium bomber unit on Bolos, Marauders, and later B-25 Mitchells. It became a heavy bomber squadron in February 1944, and was later equipped with B-29s and B-47s before being inactivated in 1963. Just under thirty years later, it was reactivated as a flying training squadron. History World War II Established as a GHQ Air Force medium bomber squadron in 1940 as a result of the buildup of the Army Air Corps after the breakout of World War II in Europe. It trained with a mix of Douglas B-18 Bolos and Martin B-26 Marauders. After the Pearl Harbor Attack, the squadron was transferred to the West Coast, flying anti-submarine patrols from Muroc Army Air Field, California from December 1941 to the end of January 1942. It was then assigned to the new Fifth Air Force, originally base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
33 Squadron (Portugal)
552 Squadron "''Zangões''" (''Esquadra 552'') is a transport helicopter squadron of the Portuguese Air Force (PoAF). Its based at Air Base No. 11 ( pt, Base Aérea Nº 11, BA11), at Beja, and operates the AgustaWestland AW119 in transport and helicopter instruction roles. Mission It has the primary mission of executing tactical air transport operations and the secondary missions of providing basic and complementary flying training in helicopters, providing combat air support, executing general air transport operations and executing search and rescue operations. In addition to providing helicopter instruction for the Air Force, the squadron also has trained pilots of the Navy's helicopter squadron and pilots and ground crews of the Army's UALE. History Created on 24 November 1978, the 552 Squadron has inherited the traditions of all former Portuguese Air Force squadrons that operated the Sud Aviation Alouette III. After the Carnation Revolution a major reorganization oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VF-33
Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33) was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established on 11 October 1948 it was disestablished on 1 October 1993. It was the second U.S. Navy squadron to be designated VF-33. VF-33 History Korean War 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 . 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". Jet transition Following its deployment to Korea VF-33 returned to the U.S. East Coast and transitioned to the F9F-6 Cougar. The squadron was assigned to Carrier Air Group Six (CVG-6) and deployed to the Mediterranean Sea aboa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
33rd Division (other)
33rd Division or 33rd Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 33rd Infantry Division (Bangladesh), a division of Bangladesh * 33rd Infantry Division (France) * 33rd Division (German Empire) * 33rd Reserve Division (German Empire) * 33rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany * 33rd Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Charlemagne (1st French), Germany * 33rd Infantry Division Acqui, Kingdom of Italy * 33rd Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 33rd Infantry Division (Poland) * 33rd Motor Rifle Division, Soviet Union * 33rd Division (Spain) * 33rd Division (United Kingdom) * 33rd Infantry Division (United States) * 33rd Al-Mahdi Division, Iran Other divisions * 33rd Waffen Cavalry Division of the SS (3rd Hungarian), Germany * 33rd Armoured Division, India * 33rd Air Division, United States See also * 33rd Brigade (other) * XXXIII Corps (other) 33 Corps, 33rd Corps, Thirty Third Corps, or XXXIII Corps may refer to: * XXXIII Corps (British India) * X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
33rd Brigade (other)
33rd Brigade or 33rd Infantry Brigade may refer to: * 33rd Brigade (Australia), a unit of the Australian Army * 33 Canadian Brigade Group, a unit of the Canadian Army * 33rd Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Greece) * 33rd Indian Brigade of the British Indian Army in the First World War * 33rd Indian Infantry Brigade of the British Indian Army in the Second World War * 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States), a unit of the United States Army * 33rd Al-Mahdi Brigade (Iran) ;United Kingdom * 33rd (Western) Anti-Aircraft Brigade * 33rd Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom) * 33rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) The 33rd Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in the First World War and home service during the Second World War. First World War The 33rd Brigade was formed in the Great War in August 1914 as part ... See also * 33rd Division (other) * 33rd Regiment (other) * 33rd Squadron (other) {{mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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