XLI 41 SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE SMALL WOODEN PLAQUE KING'S CROWN RAF
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A VINTAGE SMALL WOODEN PLAQUE (APPROX 2 X 3 INCHES) WITH A SMALL HOOK FOR HANGING. THE PLAQUE HAS A ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRON CREST WITH KING'S CROWN ON IT. WOULD LOOK WELL FRAMED WITH SOME OF THE OTHER SMALL PLAQUES I HAVE LISTED. XLI 41 SQUADRON RAF NOTE, POSTAGE COST (£1) WILL BE THE SAME NO MATTER HOW MANY PLAQUES ARE POSTED. . I HAVE 100 % POSITIVE FEEDBACK. ANY PROBLEMS, JUST LET ME KNOW. THANKS No. 41 (R) Squadron (also written as "No. XLI Squadron") of the Royal Air Force is currently the RAF's Test and Evaluation Squadron ("TES"), based at RAF Coningsby , Lincolnshire . Its official title is "41(R) TES". The Squadron celebrates its 95th anniversary in 2011, and is one of the oldest RAF squadrons in existence. History First World War, 1916–1919 No. 41 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was originally formed at Fort Rowner, RAF Gosport, in mid April 1916 with a nucleus of men from 28 Squadron RFC . However, on 22 May 1916, the Squadron was disbanded again when it was re-numbered "27 Reserve Squadron RFC".41 Squadron was re-formed on 14 July 1916 with a nucleus of men from 27 Reserve Squadron, and equipped with the Vickers F.B.5 'Gun Bus' and Airco D.H.2 'Scout' . These were replaced in early September 1916 with the Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.8 , and it was these aircraft which the Squadron took on their deployment to France on
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