No. 145 Squadron RAF

No. 145 Squadron RAF
Active15 May 1918 – 2 September 1919
10 October 1939 – 19 August 1945
1 March 1952 – 15 October 1957
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
Rolevarious
Motto(s)Latin: Diu noctuque pugnamus
("We fight by day and night").[1]
Battle honoursPalestine 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 heraldryIn 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 codesSO 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.

  1. ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 55. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.