No. 144 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 20 March 1918 – 4 February 1919 11 January 1937 – 25 May 1945 1 December 1959 – 23 August 1963 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Role | various |
Motto(s) | Who shall stop us[1] |
No. 144 Squadron RAF was a squadron of the British Royal Air Force. It was first formed in 1918 during the First World War, operating as a bomber squadron in the Middle East. It reformed in 1937, serving in the bomber and anti-shipping roles during the Second World War. A third incarnation saw the squadron serving as a strategic missile squadron during the late 1950s and early 1960s.