WW2 - Original Officer's Mess Plaque 157 Sqdn

An original WW2 Officer's Mess Sqdn plaque from the aerodrome @ Debden (Essex) where, having been disbanded in 1919, the Squadron was reformed in December 1941 as a night fighter unit. Their aircraft carried the Sqdn code RS.
 
Eventually equipped with the latest Mosquito night-fighter aircraft at RAF Castle Camps (Cambridgeshire), the squadron flew patrols over East Anglia and by July 1943, after moving to RAF Hunsdon (Essex), began intruder attacks on German fighter bases with its new Mosquito Mk VIs.
 
In November 1943, it moved to RAF Predannack (Cornwall), closer to the German bases. In March 1944, it moved to RAF Valley (Wales) and flew defensive patrols over the Irish Sea. In May 1944, it moved back to East Anglia, receiving Mosquito Mk XIXs and supporting bomber streams as part of No. 100 Group RAF. The Squadron was disbanded on 16 August 1945 at RAF Swannington (Norfolk).
 
A gorgeous, original piece of RAF memorabilia connected with the greatest, most versatile aircraft of WW2.