{"product_id":"39-squadron-royal-air-force-tea-mug-gift","title":"39 Squadron Royal Air Force Tea Mug Gift","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel stronger enable-updated-hr-color\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_4e32e889fe5b95d0\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"false\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eNo. 39 Squadron\u003c\/b\u003e (XXXIX Squadron) is a historic unit that most recently served as the Royal Air Force's first Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) squadron before disbanding in July 2022. Operating the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"199\"\u003eMQ-9A Reaper\u003c\/b\u003e from Creech Air Force Base in Nevada (though headquartered at RAF Waddington), it provided critical intelligence and strike capabilities over Afghanistan and the Middle East for over a decade. The squadron's heritage is legendary: formed in 1916 for Home Defence, it gained immediate fame when pilot William Leefe Robinson was awarded the Victoria Cross for shooting down a German airship over Britain—a feat commemorated by the \"Winged Bomb\" on its badge. Its motto, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"680\"\u003eDie Noctuque\u003c\/i\u003e (\"By Day and Night\"), was equally applicable to its Cold War role flying the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"770\"\u003eEnglish Electric Canberra\u003c\/b\u003e for high-altitude reconnaissance, a platform it operated for nearly 50 years before transitioning to drone warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cool Raccoon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52842226909521,"sku":null,"price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/4635\/7329\/files\/39SquadronLMUG.jpg?v=1768667310","url":"https:\/\/cool-raccoon.myshopify.com\/products\/39-squadron-royal-air-force-tea-mug-gift","provider":"Cool Raccoon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}