**Officially Licensed US Navy VF-33 Starfighters Sticker — Fighter Squadron Vinyl Sticker**
VF-33 Starfighters — same squadron, new name, bigger teeth. When the Tarsiers got Tomcats in 1981, "Minky" retired and the Starfighters callsign became the identity.
VF-33 adopted the "Starfighters" name in 1987 (having unofficially used it since 1981) when the squadron transitioned from the F-4 Phantom II to the F-14A Tomcat. The new patch featured a large star with a head-on view of a Tomcat, replacing the beloved tarsier mascot. On 20 August 1985, VF-33 became the first squadron to complete 50 missile firings without a single failure. In March 1986, the Starfighters brought their Tomcats into combat for the first time aboard USS America during Operation Attain Document in the Mediterranean, where they engaged and outmaneuvered Libyan MiG-25s over the Gulf of Sidra. During Operation Desert Storm in 1991, VF-33 and VF-102 were the only Tomcat squadrons to fly missions from both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. A VF-33 airframe became the first F-14 to log 5,000 flight hours in 1993. The Starfighters were disestablished on 1 October 1993, the first F-14 squadron cut in the post-Cold War drawdown.
• Type: 4" vinyl die-cut sticker
• UV-protected, guaranteed not to fade or tear
• 100% made in the USA
• Full-color official insignia
• Suitable for laptops, vehicles, lockers, water bottles, gear
Perfect For: VF-33 Starfighters veterans, F-14 Tomcat enthusiasts, Operation Desert Storm collectors, Gulf of Sidra historians, USS America crew members, naval aviation historians
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