Bidspirit auction | WW2 Sir Douglas Bader DFC

WW2 Sir Douglas Bader DFC Battle of Britain signed rare Benham official FDC 1978 25th ann Coronation QEII BOCS3. Flown by Phantom in the Queens Birthday flypast. Battle of Britain Appeal FDC RAF Wattisham BFPS1953 Pmk. Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE, DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar, DL, FRAeS (21 February 1910 - 5 September 1982) was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War, who achieved great success despite loss of the lower part of both his legs after a 1931 air crash, one amputation above the knee and the other below the knee. Resuming flying in 1939 after being re-checked for his flying abilities, he became a front-line fighter leader. He was credited with 22 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 enemy aircraft damaged. Good condition Est.