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No. 43 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron originally formed in 1916 as part of the Royal Flying Corps. It saw distinguished service during two world wars, producing numerous "aces". The squadron last operated the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leuchars, Scotland, in the air defence role, until it was disbanded in July 2009.

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rdfs:comment	No. 43 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron originally formed in 1916 as part of the Royal Flying Corps. It saw distinguished service during two world wars, producing numerous "aces". The squadron last operated the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leuchars, Scotland, in the air defence role, until it was disbanded in July 2009.
foaf:name	No. 43 Squadron RAF
foaf:nick	'The Fighting Cocks'
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active years end year	1919-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
active years start year	1916-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
battle honours	(Honours marked with an asterisk* are emblazoned on the Squadron Standard) Western Front 1917–1918, Arras, Ypres 1917, Cambrai 1917, Somme 1918, Lys, Amiens, Dunkirk, Battle of Britain 1940, Home defence 1940–1942, Fortress Europe 1942, Dieppe, North Africa 1942–1943, Sicily 1943, Salerno, Italy 1943–1945, Anzio and Nettuno, Gustav Line, France and Germany 1944, Gulf 1991, Iraq 2003.
colour name	150px
country	United Kingdom
identification symbol	A (Carried on Phantoms) AGamecock FT (Sep 1939 – May 1947) G (Carried on Tornados) NQ (Nov 1938 – Sep 1939) SW (Feb 1949 – Apr 1951)
military branch	Royal Air Force
motto	("Glory is the end") Latin: Gloria finis
role	Air defence
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ensign_of_the_Royal_Air_Force.svg?width=300
is military unit of	Daniel, Hector Barrie Heath Basil John Blackett Crole, Gerard Bruce Banks, Charles Chaplin Frank Clifton Gorringe Clay, Henry Francis Mansel Kitto Balfour, Harold Harrington Bailey, Geoffrey Frederick Libby Trollope, John King, Cecil George Robert Howsam Carey, Frank Reginald Caesar Hull Harries , Raymond George Alexander Lingham John Herbert Greenwood Womersley

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