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No 43 Squadron Aircraft & Markings 1939 - Current


Hurricane I of No 43 Squadron (1939 - coded NQ)

Hurricane I of No 43 Squadron

Hurricane I

Dec 1938 - Apr 1941

Hurricane IIb of No 43 Squadron (1941)

Hurricane IIA,  Hurricane IIB

Apr 1941 - Aug 1942

Hurricane IIC of No 43 Squadron (August 1943)

Hurricane IIC of No 43 Squadron (Algeria - November 1942)

Hurricane IIC

Dec 1941 - Aug 1942, Nov 1942 - Mar 1943

Spitfire VC of No 43 Squadron

Spitfire VC

Mar 1943 - Jan 1944

Spitfire IX of No 43 Squadron (Austria 1945)

Spitfire IX

Aug 1943 - May 1947

Spitfire VIII#

Spitfire VIII

Aug 1944 - Nov 1944

Meteor F Mk 4 of No 43 Squadron

Meteor F Mk 4

Feb 1949 - Sep 1954

Meteor F Mk 8 of No 43 Squadron

Meteor F Mk 8

Sep 1950 - Sep 1954

 

Hunter F Mk 1 of No 43 Squadron

Hunter F Mk1

Jul 1954 - Nov 1956

Hunter F Mk 4 of No 43 Squadron

Hunter F Mk 4

Feb 1956 - Jul 1958

Hunter F Mk 6 of No 43 Squadron

Hunter F Mk 6

Nov 1956 - Dec 1956,  Jan 1958 - Jul 1960

Hunter FGA Mk 9 of No 43 Squadron

Hunter FGA Mk 9

May 1960 - Oct 1967

Phantom FG Mk 1 of No 43 Squadron (1976)

 Phantom FG Mk 1 of No 43 Squadron (OC's aircraft 1987)

Phantom FG Mk 1 of No 43 Squadron (low visibility scheme 1982)

Phantom FG Mk 1

Sep 1969 - Jul 1989

Phantom FGR Mk 2 of No 43 Squadron (low visibility scheme)

Phantom FGR Mk 2

May 1988 - Nov 1988

Tornado F Mk 3 of No 43 Squadron (early markings)

Tornado F Mk 3 of No 43 Squadron (later markings)

Tornado F Mk 3

Sep 1989 - Jun 2009

Images marked # are to show aircraft type not squadron markings

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