Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series, HA3519, F/A-18A+ VMFA-333 "The Fighting Shamrocks", late 1980s.
VMFA-333 “Fighting Shamrocks” or “Trip Trey” (333)
originally formed on August 1, 1943 and fought
in WWII until being de-activated on November 1, 1945. On August 1, 1952 the
squadron was re-activated
and went on to fight in Vietnam and “Operation Desert Storm”.
In October 1987 VMFA-333 upgraded from their
F-4 Phantom IIs to the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The “Fighting Shamrock” F/A-18s
wear three very distinctive shamrocks painted on their vertical stabilizers. On March 31, 1992
the Trip Trey was once again deactivated.

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