To me, no matter what caused his 'downing', this man will go down in the annals of history in the same breath (eventually) as the likes of Wellington, Nelson, Churchill etc. I once met him at El Adem 1964, he flew in a Cessna with his wife, only two of us were allowed to see his kite in, he refuelled and off he went again (working for Shell or BP at that time). There is a memorial to him at Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, the pub named after him sits in the middle of the old runway, a fitting tribute to a CO of 242 Hurricane Squadron when he was stationed on the Heath. His wife Lady Bader two years ago opened the newly restored MH control tower.