Bader Legend by Robert Taylor (AP) SHN546 HMS Hood is followed by

HMS Hood is followed by the destroyer HMS Express

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and such nose art was a great morale booster for bomber crews and ground support staff

January 1944

St James Palace by Graeme Lothian

Bader Legend by Robert Taylor (AP) SHN546 HMS Hood is followed byDHM2131AP. 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 by Squadron Leader Buck Casson DFC AFC (deceased), Air Marshal Sir Denis Crowley Milling KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AE (deceased), Air Vice