No. 43 (Fighter) Squadron

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._43_Flying_Training_School
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas_Phantom_II
gptkb:starship
gptkb:Eurofighter_Typhoon
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:API
gptkb:NATO_Air_Policing
gptkbp:base gptkb:RAF_Leuchars
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkbp:commander gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:RAF_Northolt
gptkbp:historical_significance Participated in the Battle of Britain
Participated in the Normandy landings
Contributed to the air defense of the UK
First RAF squadron to use jet aircraft
First RAF squadron to use the Spitfire
Involved in air operations in Afghanistan
Involved in air operations in Iraq
Involved in air operations in Libya
Involved in air operations in Syria
Involved in air operations in the Balkans
Involved in air operations in the Gulf War
Involved in air operations in the War in Iraq
Involved in air operations in the War in Libya
Involved in air operations in the War in Syria
Involved in air operations in the War in the Gulf
Involved in air operations in the War on Terror
Involved in air operations in the War in the Balkans
Involved in air operations in the War in Afghanistan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 43 (Fighter) Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron badge
gptkbp:is_active_in 1916
gptkbp:motto gptkb:The_Best
gptkbp:nickname Fighting Cocks
gptkbp:operational_history gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
Post Cold War
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:reform 1946
gptkbp:role gptkb:Quick_Reaction_Alert
air superiority
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:battle