| No. 142 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
 Wellington Mark X bomber of the No. 142 Squadron in Italy, c. 1944 | |
| Active | 2 Feb 1918 – 1 Feb 1920 1 Jun 1934 – 5 Oct 1944 25 Oct 1944 – 28 Sep 1945 1 Feb 1959 – 1 Apr 1959 22 Jul 1959 – 24 May 1963[1] |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Motto(s) | "Determination"[2] |
| Equipment | B.E.12 Martinsyde Elephant R.E.8 B.E.2 Armstrong-Whitworth F.K.8 Hawker Hart Hawker Hind Fairey Battle Vickers Wellington de Havilland Mosquito de Havilland Venom de Havilland Vampire Trainer Douglas PGM-17 Thor[1] |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron badge[a][3] |  |
| Squadron codes | KB April - Sep 1939 QT Sep 1939 - Oct 1944 4H Oct 1944 - Sep 1945 |
No. 142 Squadron was a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was formed at RFC Ismailia in Egypt during the First World War. Disbanded in 1920, then re-formed in 1934, 142 Squadron in France, then over occupied Western Europe. In 1942, it was transferred to North Africa where it took part in the North African and Italian campaigns. After the war, it was transformed into a Strategic Missile being eventually disbanded in 1963.
- ^ a b Lake, Alan. "Flying Units of the RAF".Airlife Publishing. Shrewsbury. 1999. ISBN 1-84037-086-6
- ^ Pine, L G (1983). A dictionary of mottoes. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. p. 50. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
- ^ "142 Squadron history RAF.mod.uk". RAF. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
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