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petey
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40th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain vase by Coalport. Hand painted Spitfire and Hurricane. Signed by Sir Douglas Bader.
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 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
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It's so Beautiful, LOVED the story thats connected to the vase. Thank you
for sharing this Beautiful vase.
Magnificent!
Thanks BELLIN68, inky, miKKoChristmas11, scandinavian_piece, bratjdd.
anytime petey:)
Thanks for the love BELLIN68 and crabbykins
WOW Unbelievable story !!!!! Great post!
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Really like this a lot.
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