HEROES OF AVIATION ( 2 ) Sir Douglas Bader, RAF

Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader,

CBE, DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar, FRAeS, DL, RAF

Bader lost his legs in a pre-war flying accident, but re-joined the RAF for WW2 and became a heroic fighter ace. The Germans, so impressed by his courage when shot down and evading capture for a while, even allowed save passage for a RAF plane to parachute him some replacement tin legs.

A disabled charity was set up by his family and friends on his death in 1982, to help and inspire amputees.

http://www.douglasbaderfoundation.co.uk/content/DBF/DBF_Information/AboutDB.html

Bader's nose art; Kicking Hitler's arse

Bader's 222 Squadron pilots