FLYING COLOURS DOUGLAS BADER LADDIE LUCAS Pilot Signed Autographed Book WWII WW2

Description: I’ve been selling on eBay for over 25 years. I have always had 100% positive feedback. I have never received a negative feedback. Over 2000 positive feedbacks received - no worries! Check my auctions for more Robert Taylor, John Shaw, John Young, James Dietz, Nicolas Trudgian, William S. Phillips, Keith Ferris, Jack Fellows, Harley Copic, Roy Grinnell, Frank Wootton and other aviation art prints. Also, signed & unsigned books, signed WW2 Ace biography sheets from the American Fighter Aces Association, and 1/48 scale kits from companies such as Tamiya, Hasegawa, Eduard, Revell, Monogram, etc. FLYING COLOURS DOUGLAS BADER LADDIE LUCAS Ace Signed Autographed Book WWII WW2 CONDITION: Very Good. There is a slight dent on the bottom edge of the front cover, and the dust jacket cover is the kind that is designed to secure the dust jacket to the book with an adhesive. In other words, the dust jacket will not come off unless you trim away the adhesive cover. HARDCOVER SIZE: 6.5 by 9.5 inches SIGNATURES: Hand-signed by Aces: Douglas Bader27/10/81 Laddie Lucas 303 pages ISBN: 0091464706 Douglas Bader is surely one of the most charismatic individuals of WW2. Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, DL, FRAeS (21 February 1910 – 5 September 1982) was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War. He was credited with 22 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 enemy aircraft damaged. 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 against his will 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. He then took part in the Battle of Britain and became a friend and supporter of Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory and his "Big Wing" experiments. In August 1941, Bader bailed out over German-occupied France and was captured. Soon afterwards, he met and was befriended by Adolf Galland, a prominent German fighter ace. Despite his disability, Bader made a number of escape attempts and was eventually sent to the prisoner-of-war camp at Colditz Castle. He remained there until April 1945 when the camp was liberated by the First United States Army. Shelved in a non-smoking, climate-controlled home. Check my feedback - it's excellent. I ask for the same consideration from you. Please follow through on your bid and pay promptly. I accept all electronic forms of payment offered through eBay. I will pack your book very carefully IN A BOX with a generous amount of padding so it arrives undamaged. I do not mail books in skimpy envelopes like so many book sellers. I will combine shipping for all books you win in a single package to keep your cost as low as possible. You will pay only what it costs to mail and insure your package. For multiple purchases, add all the books to your shopping cart and pay. I will refund the excess shipping to you once I have packed the box. Media Mail insured shipping in US is calculated based on size and weight. International insured shipping through the eBay Global Shipping Program calculated based on size and weight. Thanks for your interest!

Price: 95 USD

Location: King George, Virginia

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