VMFA-533
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Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 533 is a United States Marine Corps F-35B squadron. Also known as the "Hawks", the squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina and falls under
Squadron logo during World War II.
Pilot briefing on Okinawa
VMF(N)-533 pilots on Okinawa, 1945
A-4Cs of VMA-533 during in flight refueling
Robert Baird (flying ace)
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Robert Baird was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps Colonel. During World War II, he shot down a total of six Japanese planes and was awarded the Navy Cross, making him the only Marine nigh
VMFA-533
…operational loss. This was a night fighter record for enemy planes shot down by a single squadron. They also had the first night fighter ace, Captain Robert Baird. The first F7F-2N Tigercat for the squadron arrived on Okinawa the day before the end of the war so it did not see combat. In October 1945, the squadron…
Robert Baird