No. 43 Squadron RAF
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Number 43 Squadron, nicknamed the Fighting Cocks, was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron originally formed in April 1916 as part of the Royal Flying Corps. It saw distinguished service during two world wars, producing numerous "aces". The squadron last operated the Panavia Tornado F3 from RAF Leuchars, Scotland, in the air defence role, until it was disbanded in July 2009.
No. 43 Squadron badge
Sopwith Snipe E8015 of No. 43 Squadron, late 1918.
Gloster Meteor F.4, similar to what No. 43 (F) Squadron operated between 1949 and 1950.
Hawker Hunter FGA.9 XG154 in the colours of the joint No. 8 and 43 Squadron at the Royal Air Force Museum London.
Panavia Tornado ADV
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The Panavia Tornado Air Defence Variant (ADV) is a long-range, twin-engine swing-wing interceptor aircraft developed by the European Panavia Aircraft GmbH consortium. It was a specialised derivative of the multirole Panavia Tornado.
Panavia Tornado ADV
Formation take-off of an RAF Tornado GR.1 and a Tornado F.2 prototype, September 1982
Tornado F.2 of No. 229 OCU flying at a high climb angle while making a turn to port; air-to-air missiles are on the underside of the fuselage, and two missile rails under the wings
A pair of No. 229 OCU Tornado F.2s (ZD934 and ZD906) departing from RAF Fairford in 1985