Marine Attack Squadron 233

  

"Flying Deadheads"
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History 
1. May 1942 VMSB-233 Established at MCAS Ewa HI
13. June 1943 VMSB-233 was redesignated VMTB-233
1. March 1946 VMTB-233 Disestablished at NAS Norfolk VA
October 1953 VMF-233 Reestablished as a Reserve Squadron at NAS Norfolk VA
1957 VMF-233 was redesignated VMA-233
1969 VMA-233 Disestablished at NAS Norfolk VA

Tailcodes 
1953 - 1957 S
1957 - 1969 6S
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Planes:
 

 

 

 1942 - 1943
SBD-3		    
 

 

 

 1943 - 1944
TBF-1		    
 

 

 

 1944- 1946
TBM-3		  
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 1953 - 1954
F4U-4		    
 

 

 

 1954 - 1954
FH-1		    
 

 

 

 1954 - 1955
F2H-2		    
 

 

 

 1955 - 1957
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 1957- 1959
AD-5		    
 

 

 

 1959- 1961
A4D-1		    
 

 

 

 1961- 1969
A4D-2		    
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VMSB-233, VMTB-233, VMF-233, VMA-233  Deployments 
17. April  1945 - 11. December 1945 CVE-106 USS Block Island MVEG-1 TBM-3E -
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VMSB-233, VMTB-233, VMF-233, VMA-233 Commanding Officers 
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last update 1. July 2019

written  19. April 2009

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