US$129.99 Royal Canadian Navy Air Squadron 880 Crest / Plaque in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia for sale

In outstanding condition. Does have 2 holes in it from being mounted. Please see photos provided. Questions and offers are always welcome. Made from aluminum 13 ins tall 10ins wide 0.5 ins thick 880 Naval Air Squadron was a Royal NavyFleet Air Arm carrier based squadron formed in January 1941.[1] The squadron served throughout the 2nd World War being embarked in the carriers HMS Furious,Indomitable, Argus and Implacable serving off East Africa, in the Mediterranean, off Norway and in the Far East.[1] 880 Squadron was disbanded 2 weeks after VJ day at theMobile Naval Air Base HMS Nabswick atSchofields, Sydney, Australia.[2]The squadron was re-formed as an anti-submarine squadron of the Royal Canadian Navy in May 1951 and was renamed VS-880 following the USN naming convention in 1952.[1] In March 1975 its role was significantly altered and the squadron was re-designated as 880 Maritime Reconnaissance Squadron under which name it served untilCFB Summerside was closed in 1990.[1] The squadron has never been officially disbanded and still exists as a "zero strength" unit.[