Marine Strike Fighting Squadron All Weather 533
"Black Mac's Killers", "Hawks",
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History |
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| 1. October 1943 | VMF(N)-533 established at MCAS Cherry Pont NC. |
| 9. November 1948 | VMF(N)-533 was redesignated VMF(AW)-533 |
| 1. July 1953 | VMF(AW)-533 was redesignated VMF-533 |
| 1. July 1957 | VMF-533 was redesignated VMA-533 |
| 1. July 1965 | VMA-533 was redesignated VMA(AW)-533 |
| 1. October 1992 | VMA(AW)-533 was redesignated VMFA(AW)-533 |
| 5. October 2023 | VMFA(AW)-533 was redesignated VMFA-533 |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1946 - 1947 | PE |
| 1947 - 1948 | AI |
| 1948 - 1957 | AI |
| 1957 - today | ED |
| Planes: |
F6F-5N
F7F-2N
F7F-3N
F2H-4
F9F-8
A4D-2
A-4C
A-6A
A-6E
F/A-18D
| VMF(N)-533, VMA-533, VMFA(AW)-533 Deployments | ||||
| 18. August 1956 - 15. October 1956 | CVA-60 USS Saratoga | CVG-4 | F2H-4 | AI 00 |
| 21. January 1957 - 27. July 1957 | CVA-39 USS Lake Champlain | ATG-182 | F2H-4 | AI 00 |
| 5. September 1957 - 31. October 1957 | CVS-39 USS Lake Champlain | - | F2H-4 | AI 00 |
| 2. April 1984 - 20. October 1984 | CV-60 USS Saratoga | CVW-17 | A-6E / KA-6D | AA 500 |
| 18. August 1986 - 3. March 1987 | CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy | CVW-3 | A-6E | AC 540 |
| 2. August 1988 - 1. February 1989 | CV-67 USS John F. Kennedy | CVW-3 | A-6E | AC 540 |
| VMF(N)-533, VMA-533, VMFA(AW)-533 Commanding Officers | ||
| Major Marion M. Magruder | 1. Oct. 1943 | 8. Jul. 1945 |
| Major Samuel B. Folsom, Jr. | 8. Jul. 1945 | 17. Aug. 1945 |
| Major Robert P. Keller | 17. Aug. 1945 | 2 Sep.1945 |
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| Major M. C. Dalby | ||
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