Douglas AD-5 Skyraider VAW-33Douglas AD 5 Skyraider airplane model. The squadron was established in 1949 as Composite Squadron VC 33 at NAS Norfolk. It flew the TBM 3E N Q Avenger and a few SNB 5 Texans. Its mission was antisubmarine warfare (ASW). It moved to NAS Atlantic City in 1950, where its mission changed to night attack. It sent three detachments to the Korean War aboard carriers, where it distinguished itself in night attack and ECM missions. In 1952, it adopted the