No. 145 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 15 May 1918 – 2 September 1919 10 October 1939 – 19 August 1945 1 March 1952 – 15 October 1957 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Role | various |
Motto(s) | Latin: Diu noctuque pugnamus ("We fight by day and night").[1] |
Battle honours | Palestine 1916- 1918 - Turks, Dunkirk, Battle of Britain 1940, Fortress Europe, Egypt and Libya, North Africa, El Alamein, El Hamma - Mareth Line, Sicily, Gothic Line, Italy |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Peter Drummond (1918) Lance C. Wade (1943) Neville Duke (1944) |
Insignia | |
Squadron badge heraldry | In front of a cross couped, a sword in bend, point downward.The sword represents No 145 Squadron's role, the cross couped the squadron's association with No 14 Squadron. |
Squadron codes | SO Allocated Apr 1939 - Oct 1939 SO Oct 1939 - Feb 1942 ZX Apr 1942 - Aug 1945 B Mar 1952 - Apr 1954 |
No. 145 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron that operated during World War I, World War II and the Cold War.