RCAF Canadian 2nd Wing at Grostenquin France Lithophane Regimental Beer Stein

Approximate Measurements:

Width at base: 12cm

Height: 23cm

In white porcelain, with lithophane in the base (an etched or moulded artwork in very thin translucent porcelain that can be seen clearly only when back lit with a light source) depicting a semi-nude woman in a very revealing dress.

Engraved on the bottom rim with:

2 (F) Wing

Grostenquin France

50635 CPL J.M. Holmes

Engraved on the top rim with: 

John

RCAF Station Grostenquin, also known as 2 (Fighter) Wing or 2 Wing, was a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) station located five km north of the town of Grostenquin in the Moselle department, Lorraine, northeastern France. It was one of four RCAF wings, consisting of three fighter squadrons each, established in Europe in the early 1950s at the beginning of the Cold War. The other three wings were located at RCAF Station Marville (1 Wing) in France, and RCAF Station Zweibrücken (3 Wing) and RCAF Station Baden-Soellingen (4 Wing) in the former West Germany.

These wings were components of the RCAF's No. 1 Air Division, part of the Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force (4 ATAF). They functioned as Canada's western European air defence commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

In very good condition - no damage, chips, cracks, repairs or restoration

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