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.