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- Douglas_Bader abstract "Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader /ˈbɑːdər/ CBE DSO* DFC* FRAeS DL (21 February 1910 – 5 September 1982) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter ace during the Second World War. He was credited with 20 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 some aerobatics, he crashed and lost 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.In August 1941, Bader bailed out over German-occupied France and was captured. Soon afterward, he met and befriended Adolf Galland, a prominent German fighter ace. The circumstances surrounding how Bader was shot down in 1941 are controversial. Recent research strongly suggests he was a victim of friendly fire. Despite his disability, Bader made a number of escape attempts and was eventually sent to the POW camp at Colditz Castle. He remained there until April 1945 when the camp was liberated by the First United States Army.Bader left the RAF permanently in February 1946 and resumed his career in the oil industry. During the 1950s, a book and a film, Reach for the Sky, chronicled his life and RAF career to the end of the Second World War. Bader campaigned for the disabled and in the Queen's Birthday Honours 1976 was appointed a Knight Bachelor for services to disabled people and continued to fly until ill health forced him to stop in 1979. Three years later, at the age of 72, Bader died on 5 September 1982, from a sudden heart attack.".
- Douglas_Bader award Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom).
- Douglas_Bader award Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Douglas_Bader award Knight_Bachelor.
- Douglas_Bader award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Douglas_Bader award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Douglas_Bader battle Adlertag.
- Douglas_Bader battle Battle_of_Britain.
- Douglas_Bader battle Battle_of_Britain_Day.
- Douglas_Bader battle Battle_of_Dunkirk.
- Douglas_Bader battle Battle_of_France.
- Douglas_Bader battle Dunkirk_evacuation.
- Douglas_Bader battle The_Blitz.
- Douglas_Bader battle The_Hardest_Day.
- Douglas_Bader battle Western_Front_(World_War_II).
- Douglas_Bader battle World_War_II.
- Douglas_Bader birthDate "1910-02-21".
- Douglas_Bader birthPlace St_John's_Wood.
- Douglas_Bader birthYear "1910".
- Douglas_Bader deathDate "1982-09-05".
- Douglas_Bader deathPlace Chiswick.
- Douglas_Bader deathYear "1982".
- Douglas_Bader serviceEndYear "1928".
- Douglas_Bader serviceNumber "26151".
- Douglas_Bader serviceStartYear "1928".
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- Douglas_Bader awards "*Knight Bachelor *Commander of the Order of the British Empire *Distinguished Service Order & Bar *Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar *Mentioned in Despatches".
- Douglas_Bader battles "World War II *Battle of France **Battle of Dunkirk **Operation Dynamo *Battle of Britain **Adlertag **The Hardest Day **Battle of Britain Day *The Blitz *Channel Front".
- Douglas_Bader birthDate "1910-02-21".
- Douglas_Bader birthName "Douglas Robert Steuart Bader".
- Douglas_Bader birthPlace "St John's Wood, London, England".
- Douglas_Bader caption "Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader".
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- Douglas_Bader dateOfBirth "1910-02-21".
- Douglas_Bader dateOfDeath "1982-09-05".
- Douglas_Bader deathDate "1982-09-05".
- Douglas_Bader deathPlace "Chiswick, London, England".
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- Douglas_Bader laterwork "*Aviation consultant *Disabled activist".
- Douglas_Bader name "Bader, Douglas Robert Steuart".
- Douglas_Bader nickname "Dogsbody".
- Douglas_Bader personquoted "Douglas Bader".
- Douglas_Bader placeOfBirth "St John's Wood, London, England".
- Douglas_Bader placeOfDeath "Chiswick, London, England".
- Douglas_Bader quotetext "Crashed slow-rolling near ground. Bad show.".
- Douglas_Bader rank Group_captain.
- Douglas_Bader servicenumber "26151".
- Douglas_Bader serviceyears "1928".
- Douglas_Bader shortDescription "Royal Air Force fighter pilot".
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- Douglas_Bader description "Royal Air Force fighter pilot".
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- Douglas_Bader subject Category:Royal_Air_Force_rugby_union_players.
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- Douglas_Bader subject Category:Shot-down_aviators.
- Douglas_Bader subject Category:The_Few.
- Douglas_Bader subject Category:World_War_II_prisoners_of_war_held_by_Germany.
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