Douglas Bader Autographs

Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, DL, FRAeS (/ˈbɑːdər/; 21 February 1910 – 5 September 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.
Bader joined the RAF in 1928, and was commissioned in 1930. In December 1931, while attempting aerobatics, he crashed and lost the lower part of 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 against his will 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 and became a friend and supporter of Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory and his "Big Wing" experiments.
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Traded items with a signature of Douglas Bader

The most expensive item with a signature of Douglas Bader (SIGNED BY DOUGLAS BADER - Flying Colours - Biography - Signed by Laddie Lucas) was sold in September 2025 for $414.93 while the cheapest item (2025 WWII Historic Autograph & Card Co. #99: Douglas Bader) found a new owner for $2.31 in December 2025. The month with the most items sold (4) was September 2025 with an average selling price of $107.22 for an autographed item of Douglas Bader. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2026 with $287.28 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $49.95 was March 2022. In average, an autographed item from Douglas Bader is worth $94.13.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Douglas Bader were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	1981 Lucas FLYING COLOURS THE EPIC STORY OF DOUGLAS BADER Rare SIGNED by Both HC	$80.00
	1981 Lucas FLYING COLOURS THE EPIC STORY OF DOUGLAS BADER Rare SIGNED by Both HC	$80.00
	\t\t\tFlying Colours: The Epic Story of Douglas Bader (signed by Dougla\t\t	$66.19
	\t\t\tFlying Colours: The Epic Story of Douglas Bader (signed by Dougla\t\t	$66.19
	DOUGLAS BADER SIGNED!!! - Flying Colours - Biography - Signed by Laddie Lucas	$134.45
	DOUGLAS BADER SIGNED!!! - Flying Colours - Biography - Signed by Laddie Lucas	$134.45
	Reach for the Sky Douglas Bader Story by Paul Brickhill Signed By Douglas Bader	$51.17
	Reach for the Sky Douglas Bader Story by Paul Brickhill Signed By Douglas Bader	$51.17
	Reach for the Sky, 1st edition {signed by Douglas Bader and Paul Brickhill}	$287.28
	Reach for the Sky, 1st edition {signed by Douglas Bader and Paul Brickhill}	$287.28
	Signed by Douglas Bader & Laddie Lucas Flying Colours H/B Biography 1981	$114.72
	Signed by Douglas Bader & Laddie Lucas Flying Colours H/B Biography 1981	$114.72
	SIGNED BY DOUGLAS BADER - Flying Colours - Biography - Signed by Laddie Lucas	$414.93
	Signed By Douglas Bader RAF Reach For The Sky Paul Brickhill Hardback 1957 Good	$114.77
	Signed By Douglas Bader RAF Reach For The Sky Paul Brickhill Hardback 1957 Good	$114.77