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 Second World War.

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No. 143 Squadron RAF
Active	1 February 1918 – 31 October 1919 15 June 1941 – 25 May 1945
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Motto(s)	Latin: Vincere est vivere ("To conquer is to live")[1]
Insignia
Squadron Badge	A gamecock.
Squadron Codes	HO (Jun 1941 - Aug 1943, Jul 1944 - Oct 1944) ) NE (Oct 1944 - Jul 1945)

History

Formation and the First World War

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

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to No. 143 Squadron RAF.

• History of No.'s 141–145 Squadrons at RAF Web
• 143 Squadron history on the official RAF website
• Squadron history and information on the 143 Squadron, Air Training Corps website