LADY BADER Signed 9.8.2001 Douglas Bader Bale Out FDC Reach For the Sky WW11

Description: A Buckingham first day cover issued to commemorate the ‘60th Anniversary Of The Bader Bale Out. The stamps on this first day cover are:- 1/ 34p Lord Portal/Mosquito commemorative stamp from the set of Royal Air Force Stamps issued September 16 1986 2/ 1 shilling Royal Air Force 1918-1968, from the set of ‘British Anniversaries’ commemorative stamps Issue May 29 1968. This stamp has the Sopwith Camel and English Electric Lightning Fighters. The cover is double postmarked:- 1/ 60th Anniversary of the Bader Bale Out, 9th August 01, Goodwood, Chichester, W. Sussex. 2/ 60th Anniversary of Bader Bale Out, 9th August 2001. Pictorial Parachute in the centre. This Cover was flown in Hurricane 11c LF 363 At the Royal International Air Tattoo RAF Cottesmore Sunday 29th July 2001 Pilot Sq Leader Shinny Simmons. Nice picture on the front cover of The Bader Bale Out by Artist Frank Wootton. The reverse of the cover has the certification. This is cover 230 of 250 This Cover has the genuine hand signed signature of Lady Bader, the wife of the hero. Lady Bader was the widow of Battle of Britain flying hero Sir Douglas Bader. She was a former nurse who worked during World War II and became the second wife of Sir Douglas Bader in 1973, after the pilot had been widowed. She gave much of her time to charities , including Guide Dogs for the Blind and Riding for the Disabled. She was awarded an OBE for her services to disabled people. Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Bader, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, DL, FRAeS (1910-1982) 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. He is remembered for his extreme bravery, especially as he lost both legs before the war started while attempting aerobatics. His bravery was immortalised in the 1956 film ‘Reach for the Sky’. Information on the back of the cover about The Douglas Bader Centre. Sorry listings are for 1 month only

Price: 26 GBP

Location: Harpenden

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