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similar missions over Sicily. A few days after the Allied landings there, No.243 moved into the beachhead, repeating this in
September after the Salerno landings. In December 1943, it moved to the Levant and after fully converting to Spitfire IXs left for Corsica in April 1944. Escort missions and ground attack sweeps were flown over northern Italy and southern France and cover provided for the Allied landings on the French Riviera in August before the squadron was again disbanded on 31 October 1944.
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Cherbourg which had been functioning as an out-station of Calshot while part of the Royal Naval Air Service. From the time of its formation, the squadron equipped with
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Australian and they were demobilised locally when No. 243 disbanded on 15 April 1946.
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