Wing Commander Sir Douglas Bader Signed Book ‘Reach for the Sky’ by Paul Brickhill, the book retains the original dust jacket. Signed and dedicated in person by Bader to the title page and dated 12/1/82. Remains in good condition. Consigned to auction by the recipient of the dedicated book. Sir Douglas Bader is probably one of the most famous fighter pilots in the history of the RAF, not just because of the amount of aerial victories he had achieved, but because of his story of overcoming adversity. In December 1931, he was doing aerobatics in an aircraft which crashed and he lost both of his legs as a result of the accident. Not to be put off by this, Bader was given prosthetic legs and he managed to continue to serve in the RAF and flew operationally during the second world war. He was credited with 22 aerial victories, 4 shared and 6 probable victories. Bader served in the early actions of the war with the RAF, including the Battle of France and Battle of Britain. In 1941 he was shot down and had to bail out over Northern France. He was captured and sent to a Prisoner of War camp. Bader was a determined man and as a result he made numerous escape attempts from captivity. He was such a problem to the Luftwaffe, that he was eventually sent to Colditz Castle prisoner of war camp where he remained until liberated in 1945.