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Aviation art print Bader Legend by aviation artist Robert Taylor showing Douglas Bader's lone spitfire. Signed limited edition aviation print available from Cranston Fine Arts, published by Universal publishing.

Bader Legend by Robert Taylor

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Signed limited edition of 900 prints.  Free Shipping £200.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs.  Free Shipping £325.00

Bader Legend by Robert Taylor

The legendary Wing Leader Douglas Bader high above the south coast of England, flying his beloved Mark Va Spitfire. Baders inspired leadership spawned some of World War IIs greatest fighter leaders- Johnnie Johnson, Denis Crowley-Milling, Cocky Dundas and many others.

Signed limited edition of 900 prints. . Price £200.00

Signed by Squadron Leader Buck Casson DFC AFC, Air Marshal Sir Denis Crowley-Milling KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AE, Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* and Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM*


Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. . Price £325.00

Signed by Squadron Leader Buck Casson DFC AFC, Air Marshal Sir Denis Crowley-Milling KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AE, Air Vice Marshal Johnnie Johnson CB, CBE, DSO**, DFC* and Wing Commander George Grumpy Unwin, DSO, DFM*

ITEM CODE DHM2131

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Bader Legend by Robert Taylor

The legendary Wing Leader Douglas Bader high above the south coast of England, flying his beloved Mark Va Spitfire. Bader's inspired leadership spawned some of World War II's greatest fighter leaders- Johnnie Johnson, Denis Crowley-Milling, 'Cocky' Dundas and many others

Four signatories: Buck Casson, Denis Crowley-Milling, Johnnie Johnson, George Unwin.

Print serial number DHM2131. Signed limited edition of 900 prints and artists proofs. Print price £200 SOLD OUT

. Artists proof price £325 SOLD OUT

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Tribute portfolio of the pencil print and the main print Bader Legend, only 50 available price £475 ($750). TRIBUTE PORTFOLIO  SOLD OUT

50 signed and numbered pencil prints by the artist, and including the original signature of Douglas Bader.

TOUCHING DOWN AT COLTISHALL
JULY 1940
by Robert Taylor

A specially commissioned edition of just 50 prints signed and numbered by Robert Taylor, beautifully matted, and complete with the original signature of Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader and Certificate of Authenticity.

Only 50 prints are to be issued in this highly collectible limited edition, reproduced from a specially commissioned drawing by Robert Taylor. Featured in Robert's drawing is Douglas Bader's MkI Hurricane in the markings of No 242 Squadron, Bader's command throughout the Battle of Britain. Each print comes with a matching numbered copy of Bader Legend, is beautifully matted with double conservation quality mounts, ready for framing. A truly valuable collectors folio.

A rare opportunity to collect one of just 50 limited edition prints, each complete with the original signature of Sir Douglas Bader KBE DSO* DFC* . One of the most famous fighter Aces of World War II, Douglas Bader joined the RAF in 1928. A fearless aerobatic flyer, his luck ran out when his aircraft crashed attempting a slow roll. He lost both legs, and his career in the RAF was, for the time being, over.

At the outbreak of World War II however, his persistence persuaded the RAF to let him fly again, this time with artificial legs. Joining 19 Squadron in February 1940, he soon scored his first victory. A brilliant fighter leader, he was given command of 242 Squadron ­ and led them throughout the Battle of Britain. Posted to Tangmere in 1941 Bader was one of the first Wing Leaders. Bader's luck again ran out on August 9, 1941, when he was brought down over St. Omer, France. Bader was taken prisoner, ending up in Colditz for the rest of the war. He scored 20 and shared 4 victories.

BADER LEGEND. The Inspired Fighter Leader.
A COLLECTORS EDITION SIGNED BY FOUR FAMOUS ACES WHO FLEW WITH DOUGLAS BADER IN WWII

The loss of both legs in a flying accident brought Douglas Bader's promising flying career to an abrupt end in 1931. However the outbreak of war saw Bader reinstated to the RAF and, complete with artificial legs, piloting a Spitfire in the thick of the action at the time of Dunkirk.

With the Battle of Britain imminent, Bader was given command of a depleted squadron of young demoralised Canadian pilots following the fall of France. When assigned a new squadron commander with no legs, the pilots of 242 Squadron became even more despondent. Typically, Bader quickly dispelled their doubts with a brilliant and daring aerobatic demonstration in his Hurricane, and within a few weeks the dynamic Squadron Leader transformed the dispirited Canadians into one of the RAF's elite fighter units.

By the time he became Wing Leader at Tangmere he was already a legend. Though his tenure was short - he was brought down over northern France on August 9, 1941 - Bader's inspired leadership spawned some of WWII's greatest fighter leaders - Johnnie Johnson, Denis Crowley-Milling, Stan Turner, 'Cocky' Dundas, and many others.

Robert Taylor's beautiful, atmospheric painting, the original canvas signed by Douglas Bader, offers a magnificent study of the legendary Wing Leader's MkV Spitfire.

With each print individually signed by four fighter Aces who flew in combat with Douglas Bader, this fine collector print will serve as a nostalgic memento of arguably the most charismatic fighter pilot of all time.

 

 

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