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No. 146 Squadron RAF

No. 146 Squadron RAF
Active 15 October 1941 – 30 June 1945
Country United Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Air Force Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Air Force
Motto(s) Latin: Percutit insidians pardus ‘The watchful panther strikes’
Insignia
Squadron Badge A panther head.
Squadron Codes YZ (Apr 1939 - Sep 1939)

No. 146 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron formed as a fighter unit in India in World War II.

Plans for formation of the squadron in World War I never came to fruition. It was formed in on 15 October 1941 at Risalpur, India, then moved to Assam where it was equipped with Mohawks. Upon arrival in Calcutta it was equipped with Hurricanes and flew missions over Burma. It converted to Thunderbolts before its disbandment in June 1945.


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