No.43 Squadron RAF and 1st Escadrille FAF  of WWII Online is named after the famous Battle of Britain 43 Squadron as a tribute to all the men who served and died in Defense of Britain.

It is 1941 (we are in map # 45) and 43 Squadron RAF and 1st Escadrille FAF are currently conducting combat flight operation against the German Luftwaffe on the continent of France, Belgium and Holland.  At this point in the map, we are using Tier 0 equipment which is the Hurricane Mk1, Blen MIVs, French Hawk 75s, Havoc and DB 7 Bombers.

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Squadron History:

No. 43 Squadron was formed at Stirling on 15 April 1916 as a unit of the Royal Flying Corps. From a nucleus provided by No. 19 Reserve Squadron, it took almost a year for the Squadron to reach the Western Front in France. By this time their Sopwith 1½-Strutters were only suitable for reconnaissance work. Following re-equipment with Sopwith Camels in September 1917, the Squadron began to forge an excellent reputation for itself. This was typified by the events of 12 April 1918, when two of the Squadron's pilots, Captain JL Trollope and Captain HW Woollett, both scored six confirmed victories in one day. After the war, the Squadron briefly moved to Germany, returning to the UK in August 1919 prior to disbandment at the end of the year.

No 43 Squadron reformed at Hendon on 1 July 1925. Now part of the United Kingdom fighter defences, it was equipped with Snipes and then Gamecocks in 1926, thus inspiring the Squadron badge and the nickname 'The Fighting Cocks'. Siskins (1928) and Furys (1931) followed. During the 1930's a healthy rivalry developed between Tangmere-based Nos. 43 and 1 Squadrons, with the former gaining an outstanding reputation for formation aerobatics at the annual Hendon displays. By September 1939, the Squadron was flying Hurricanes. It covered the Dunkirk retreat and during the Battle of Britain formed part of No. 11 Group, during which the Squadron was credited with 60 'kills'. The Squadron returned south in mid-1942, and took up fighter sweeps flights over France. In November of that year, the Squadron departed for North Africa, stopping off in Gibraltar en-route. After their arrival, Spitfires replaced the Hurricanes, and the unit played a leading role in the air battles over Sicily and Italy before moving on to Austria as the War ended. The Squadron was disbanded in Italy in May 1947.