| No. 143 Wing RAF No. 143 (RCAF) (Fighter) Wing RAF  | |
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| Active | May 1944 - August 1945 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Size | Wing |
| Part of | RAF Second Tactical Air Force No. 83 (Composite) Group RAF |
No. 143 Wing RAF was a unit of theRoyal Air Force which served inEurope during theSecond World War.
RAF Second Tactical Air Force was established on 1 June 1943. No. 143 Wing was established on 10 January 1944. It comprisedNo. 438 Squadron RCAF,No. 439 Squadron RCAF, andNo. 440 Squadron RCAF. As a fighter-ground attack unit, its purpose was to support the Canadian and British troops of21st Army Group.
On 5 June 1944 while atRAF Hurn as "No. 143 (RCAF) (Fighter) Wing RAF"[1][2]
From 22/23 June 1944 to 30 August 1944 the wing was located at B.5 (FRESNE CAMILLE) (for two days only) and thenLantheuil (B.9), just south ofCreully, before moving forward to keep up with the ground forces.
The Typhoon aircraft has been painted by Robert Bailey, picturing F/Lt Harry Hardy, RCAF, flying the "Pulverizer 2".
Sqn Ldr Donald A. BrewsterOBE was the Wing's Chief Technical Officer from April 1944 until the end of the war.[3]
The wing disbanded on 26 August 1945.[4]
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