BATTLE OF BRITAIN DOUGLAS BADER HURRICANE MK1 ACE, SIGNED LIMITED ART PRINT NEW!
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BATTLE OF BRITAIN WERNER MOLDERS FINE ART PRINT Douglas Bader HurricaneMk1 V7467 Flown By Squadron Leader Douglas Bader, 242 Squadron, 15 th September 1940 ww2 aerial warfare IS BROUGHT TO LIFE IN UNRIVALED DETAIL BY LEADING BRITISH MILITARY AND AVIATION ARTIST SIMON SMITH. now available as a stunning artist signed AND NUMBERED L imited E dition print from an edition of only 200 copies Bader joined the RAF in 1928, and was commissioned in 1930. In December 1931, while attempting some aerobatics, he crashed and lost both his legs. Having been on the brink of death, he recovered, retook flight training, passed his check flights and then requested reactivation as a pilot. Although there were no regulations applicable to his situation, he was retired on medical grounds. After the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, however, Bader returned to the RAF and was accepted as a pilot. He scored his first victories over Dunkirk during the Battle of France in 1940. After flying operations over Dunkirk, Bader was posted to command No. 242 Squadron RAF as Squadron Leader on 28 June 1940,a Hawker Hurricane unit based at RAF Coltishall, mainly made up of Canadians who had suffered high losses in the Battle of France and had low morale. Despite initial resistance to their new commanding officer, the pilots were soon won over by Bader's
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