No. 143 Squadron RAF

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No. 143 Squadron RAF
Active1 February 1918 – 31 October 1919
15 June 1941 – 25 May 1945
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
BranchEnsign of the Royal Air Force.svg  Royal Air Force
Motto(s) Latin: Vincere est vivere
("To conquer is to live") [1]
Insignia
Squadron BadgeA gamecock.
Squadron CodesHO (Jun 1941 - Aug 1943, Jul 1944 - Oct 1944) )
NE (Oct 1944 - Jul 1945)

No. 143 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a fighter unit in the First World War and reformed as an RAF Coastal Command fighter and anti-submarine unit in the Second World War.

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History

Formation and the First World War

Squadron De Havilland Mosquito Aircraft of the Royal Air Force, 1939-1945- De Havilland Dh.98 Mosquito. HU2150.jpg
Squadron De Havilland Mosquito

No. 143 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed on 1 March 1918 and became a unit of the Royal Air Force a month later, but it disbanded on 31 October 1919 having operated the Sopwith Camel and Sopwith Snipe.

Reformation in the Second World War

The squadron reformed in June 1941 as a coastal command long range fighter unit based at RAF Aldergrove unit and equipped with the Bristol Beaufighter. It was then stationed in Scotland, Northern Ireland and East Anglia and employed on anti-shipping missions. It re-equipped with the de Havilland Mosquito and was disbanded on 25 May 1945.

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by no. 143 Squadron RAF
FromToAircraftVariant
Feb 1918Mar 1918 Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8
Mar 1918Aug 1918 Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 A
Aug 1918Oct 1919 Sopwith Camel
Jun 1919Oct 1919 Sopwith Snipe
Jun 1941Nov 1941 Bristol Beaufighter IC
Nov 1941Nov 1941 Bristol Blenheim IV
Feb 1942Oct 1943 Hawker Hurricane IIB
Aug 1942Sep 1942 Bristol Beaufighter IC
Sep 1942Mar 1943Bristol BeaufighterIIF
Mar 1943May 1944Bristol BeaufighterXI
Sep 1943Oct 1944Bristol BeaufighterX
Sep 1944Oct 1944 de Havilland Mosquito II
Oct 1944May 1945de Havilland MosquitoVI

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References

  1. ↑ Pine, L G (1983). A dictionary of mottoes . London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. p.  253. ISBN   0-7100-9339-X.
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