Fighter pilot Douglas Bader (1910 - 1982) lost both his legs in a flying accident in 1931 but overcame his disability, rejoined the RAF in 1939, and commanded the RAF Canadian Fighter Squadron during the Battle of Britain.



Douglas Bader

In August 1941 RAF pilot Douglas Bader was shot down over Le Tourquet and was captured. 

Bader was given full courtesy by the Luftwaffe fighter squadron that shoot him down, and was allowed to sit in the cockpit of the ME 109. 

Pictured here is also Adolf Galland, who became a peacetime friend of Bader.

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RAF-fighter pilot Douglas Bader (1910 - 1982).

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