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Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader CBE, DSO mit Spange, DFC mit Spange war ein britischer Jagdflieger und Symbolfigur für die Werte und den Erfolg der Royal Air Force.
Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, DL, FRAeS (/ ˈ b ɑː d ər /; 21 February 1910 – 5 September 1982) was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War. He was credited with 22 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 enemy aircraft damaged.
Britain's most heroic Spitfire pilots from World War II. An aerobatics enthusiast, Bader was keen to show off his skills in the air, despite the fact many of the stunts he pulled off were out of bounds to RAF officers.
Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader, CBE, DSO, DFC, FRAeS, DL, became a hero and was widely acknowledged as a legend in his own lifetime. On this page you will find: Background information about Sir Douglas; Link to an article by Sir Douglas’s biographer, Paul Brickhill, published by the Daily Mail in March 2018 to commemorate the Centenary of ...
27. Juli 2020 · Das britische Kontingent im Colditzer Schlosshof. Douglas Bader mit Pfeife im Mund und verschränkten Armen in der 2. Reihe mittig. Neben ihm sitzt der britische Senioroffizier Oberst Stayner.
21. Feb. 2021 · Born 111 years ago today, Douglas Bader would grow up to be a Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot and flying ace responsible for more than 20 aerial victories during the Second World War.
Squadron Commander Douglas Bader sits on the edge of the cockpit of his Hawker Hurricane fighter. Impulsive and lively, Douglas held his own in fistfights with bigger boys and excelled in rugby, gymnastics, cricket, running, soccer, and hockey.
