World War Two hero Douglas Bader’s former three-bed London home has been listed on sale for £2.95m.
Sir Douglas Bader, who died while still living at the house in 1982 is remembered as one of Britain’s greatest RAF fighter pilots.
The South Kensington property features three bedrooms and a blue plaque to honor the flying double-amputee.
Sir Douglas joined RAF in 1928, but was injured in a crash in 1931 and was forced to retire from service.
Sir Douglas was captured by the German forces and held in prison until 1945, but he reenlisted when war broke out again in 1939.
After extensive renovations, his former home is now available for sale. Lurot Brand is the listing agent.
The English Heritage emblem is located at the front of this house. It reads: Sir Douglas Bader 1910-1982 RAF Fighter Pilot lived there 1955-1982.

Sir Douglas Bader (pictured) died while still living at the house in 1982. He is widely considered to be one of Britain’s greatest RAF fighter pilots.

The large skylight in the kitchen allows for plenty of natural light. The large open-plan living and dining area features a kitchen island as well as plenty of storage space.

A contemporary-style staircase leads the occupier from one storey to the next. A set of French doors opens onto the street below.

The living room has enough space to fit multiple large sofas. There are also doors that make the space feel light.

The master bedroom, which is on the top floor, has an en-suite bath and sits on its own. You will also find plenty of storage space in the built-in storage units.

Sir Douglas joined RAF as a pilot in 1928. He was killed in a crash on 1931. He was then retired from service.
The historic property features a large, open-plan reception room and kitchen located on the ground floor. Large windows open onto the mews and there is a conveniently placed lightwell that allows natural light to flood in.
The master bedroom, which is located on its own level, has ample storage and plenty of windows to let in lots of natural light.
Two additional bedrooms are available on the first floor, both with en suites. There is also a charming terrace.
Petersham Mews can be found close to High Street Kensington (Notting Hill) and Chelsea (both bustling areas with bars, restaurants, and shops).
Easy transport links are available from Gloucester Road Station, which can be reached in a short distance. There are also open spaces at Hyde Park or Kensington Gardens.
It comes after a historian suggested Sir Douglas could have been shot down by his own side before he was captured by the Germans.
The RAF Wing Commander had been brought down and taken prisoner in France on August 9, 1941, as fighter squadrons escorted bomber on raiding runs into the continent.
Sir Douglas, a double amputee lost both legs in a prewar flying stunt. However, he went on to become famous in the Battle of Britain and earned a Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and Distinguished Flying Cross.

The house boasts a terrace, which is situated on top a skylight. This allows guests to see below the room.

Another bedroom in the house is large enough to accommodate a second bed.

The entire house is decorated with neutral tones. Buyers can add their personal touches once they move in.

The beige hallway leads to the terrace, where the owners of the home could relax on a sunny day.

One of the three bedrooms in the home had an ensuite bathroom, and there was plenty of storage around the bed.

The South Kensington property features a blue plaque to honor the flying ace, a stylish three-bedroom mews home
While the 1856 film Reach For The Sky, based on Paul Brickhill’s best-selling 1954 account of Sir Douglas’ exploits, depicts the pilot clashing with a German fighter over France, questions have been raised over whether this was really what happened.
Military historian Andy Saunders, editor of German military history magazine Iron Cross, wrote in the Express: ‘With no legs to propel himself, one of his prosthetic limbs became trapped. Bader fell only when the straps gave way.
“And the only Messerschmitt that day?” Its deep-buried wreck was only recently discovered. Its tail was intact. During the heat of battle, pilots were often subject to ‘friendly fire’.
‘They had only nanoseconds to decide: kill or be murdered. And against bright sky, the rear view from a Messerschmitt 109 appears very similar to a Spitfire.
Mr Saunders wrote that no pilot could be ‘identified as victor’ in shooting down Sir Douglas, despite ‘fastidious combat reports’.
The lonely one The loss of Messerschmitt is attributed to another Bader’s pilots. The circumstances and location are perfectly in line with that pilot’s account of events.

The home is surrounded with charming buildings near the bustle of shopping districts like High Street Kensington

The darker wood panelling in this modern kitchen contrasts with its plain surroundings.

A large bathroom features a bathtub in the middle and colorful his and hers sinks on either side.

A second bathroom is located under the stairs in the hallway. This is for guests who may need it.

A partition in the middle of the room separates the master bedroom from the ensuite bathroom.

1966 Sir Douglas at Bigginhill Airshow
“But, if Bader didn’t collide avec a Messerschmitt, or if the Germans didn’t shoot him down? Mr Saunders writes:
The Spitfire’s quick demise was catastrophic.
Adolf Galland was a German fighter ace who wrote his account in 1953’s The First And The Last. He claimed that Sir Douglas had been killed in a dogfight at Pas de Calais. However, it was not confirmed who shot him.
He also said that Sir Douglas wanted to know who took him down after he was captured, and that it was an intolerable thought’ that he might have been defeated by a German NCO.
Mr Saunders writes that while the account in Reach For The Sky ‘cannot be relied upon for historical accuracy’, it does tell of Sir Douglas’s diving attack on a squad of Messerschmitts, setting one ‘well ablaze’ and damaging another before two fighters turns to attack from the left.

Douglas Bader, a pilot of the German forces, was shot down over Le Tourquet on the 9th of August 1941. He was captured by German forces, and sent to Colditz prison. He remained there till the end of the war. (Photo from the 1956 film Reach for the Sky).
He then broke free but was hit by something that ‘held his aeroplane’. When he looked back in horror to see the entire rear of his plane’sheared away’, it appeared the second 109 he had ‘probably run into him’ and ‘cut it off with his propeller.
Sir Douglas wrote to Flight Lieutenant Buck Casson, describing the events just before the war was over.
Casson responded that he had seen Sir Douglas attack and then break, he then left two 109s flying together, but then he left them for one aircraft flying inland.
He wrote that he had fired upon “this boy” at about 6,000 feet, having lost most of his tail unit. This is an eerily close match to what happened with Sir Douglas.