VF-133

	VF-133 VF-133 or Fighting Squadron 133 was a United States Navy fighter aircraft squadron. It was created in 1948 in aviation, 1948 during the reorganization of CAG 13 in which VF-13A became VF-131, VF-14 became VF-132, VF-133 was commissioned, VA-13A became Attack Squadron 134 (U.S. Navy), VA-134, and VA-14A became Attack Squadron 135 (U.S. Navy), VA-135. Most of VF 133's plank owners came from the two VA squadrons. VA-13A pilots had transitioned from the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver to the Vought F4U Corsair, and when transferred to VF-133, had to learn the Grumman F8F Bearcat, Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat on the job. VA-14 pilots transitioned from Grumman TBF Avenger, Gruuman TBM-4 Avengers to F4U Corsairss. Strike fighter squadrons of the United States Navy {{USN-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of its active battle fleet alone exceeding the next 13 navies combined, including 11 allies or partner nations of the United States as of 2015. It has the highest combined battle fleet tonnage (4,635,628 tonnes as of 2019) and the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with eleven in service, two new carriers under construction, and five other carriers planned. With 336,978 personnel on active duty and 101,583 in the Ready Reserve, the United States Navy is the third largest of the United States military service branches in terms of personnel. It has 290 deployable combat vessels and more than 2,623 operational aircraft . The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which was established during the American Revo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Fighter Aircraft Fighter aircraft are fixed-wing military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat. In military conflict, the role of fighter aircraft is to establish air superiority of the battlespace. Domination of the airspace above a battlefield permits bombers and attack aircraft to engage in tactical and strategic bombing of enemy targets. The key performance features of a fighter include not only its firepower but also its high speed and maneuverability relative to the target aircraft. The success or failure of a combatant's efforts to gain air superiority hinges on several factors including the skill of its pilots, the tactical soundness of its doctrine for deploying its fighters, and the numbers and performance of those fighters. Many modern fighter aircraft also have secondary capabilities such as ground attack and some types, such as fighter-bombers, are designed from the outset for dual roles. Other fighter designs are highly specialized while still filling the ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1948 In Aviation This is a list of aviation-related events from 1948: Events * Publication of Nevil Shute's novel ''No Highway'' set in the world of research into aviation safety. * The United States Air Force has 20,800 aircraft, about half of them combat aircraft, down from 68,400 aircraft at the end of World War II in 1945. U.S. Air Force personnel strength stands at 387,000. * The United States inventory of atomic bombs reaches 50 weapons during the year. Each requires two days to assemble for use, and by mid-1948 the United States has only two bomb assembly teams. * Faced with deep disagreement within the United States Armed Forces over their appropriate roles in national defense, United States Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal orders Chief of Staff of the United States Army General Omar N. Bradley, Chief of Naval Operations Louis E. Denfield, and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Carl A. Spaatz to meet at Key West, Florida, in March and at Newport, Rhode Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	CAG 13 CAG or cag may refer to: Military * CAG, the hull classification symbol#Surface combatant type, United States Navy's hull classification symbol for "cruiser, heavy, guided missile (retired)" * Civil Affairs Group, the civil-military operations coordinators civil affairs#United States Marine Corps, of the United States Marine Corps * Commander Air Group, carrier air wing#Carrier Air Group/Carrier Air Wing Commander, most senior officer of the embarked squadrons in a carrier air wing * Delta Force (also Combat Applications Group), a special operations force of the United States Army Organizations * Canadian Association of Geographers, an educational and scientific society in Canada * Communication Arts Guild, an organisation dedicated to the Indian advertising industry * Conagra Brands (NYSE symbol: CAG), an American consumer packaged goods holding company * Consumer Action Group, a UK forum which provides free help and support on all consumer issues Other * CAG, a codon that enc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]