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|unit_name= No. 143 Squadron RAF |image= |caption= |dates= 1 February 1918 – 31 October 1919 15 June 1941 – 25 May 1945 |country= {{flag|United Kingdom}} |allegiance= |branch= {{air force|United Kingdom}} |type= |role= |size= |command_structure= |current_commander= |garrison= |garrison_label= Base |ceremonial_chief= |colonel_of_the_regiment= |nickname= |patron= |motto= {{lang-la|Vincere est vivere}} ("To conquer is to live")[1] |colors= |colors_label= |march= |mascot= |equipment= |equipment_label= |battles= |anniversaries= |decorations= |battle_honours= |commander1= |commander1_label= |commander2= |commander2_label= |commander3= |commander3_label= |notable_commanders= |identification_symbol= A gamecock. |identification_symbol_label= Squadron Badge |identification_symbol_2=HO (Jun 1941 - Aug 1943, Jul 1944 - Oct 1944) ) NE (Oct 1944 - Jul 1945) |identification_symbol_2_label= Squadron Codes }} 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. HistoryFormation and the First World WarNo. 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 WarThe 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
References1. ^{{cite book|last1=Pine|first1=L G|title=A dictionary of mottoes|date=1983|publisher=Routledge and Kegan Paul|location=London|isbn=0-7100-9339-X|page=253}} External links{{Commons category|No. 143 Squadron RAF}}
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