Douglas Bader

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	• Douglas Bader (Airlife Classics) John Frayn Turner The Crowood Press, 2005 - 256 pages average customer review:based on 1 review view larger image
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Douglas Bader

A well written history of one of the RAF's most famous flyers.The story of Britains legless ace is indeed a fascinating one,and this book tells the story very well indeed.Well worth the read for aviation enthusiasts and general readers alike.

Based on extensive interviews which the author had with Douglas Bader during the last thirteen years of his Bader's life, this biography tells the full story from his childhood to his work with the disabled in later life. After a flying accident in which he lost his legs, Douglas Bader was invalided out of the RAF. At the outbreak of war in 1939 he was recalled to the RAF and returned to flying. He fought in the Battle of Britain and later in nearly one hundred offensive fighter patrols. Following a mid-air collision he was captured and became a prisoner-of-war and was imprisoned in Colditz. The story of his war-time activities, both in the air and as a POW, is told in some detail and makes fascinating reading. These activities helped him to achieve celebrity status and in later life much of his time was given to promoting causes for the disabled. John Frayn Turner's account of a remarkable life is a fitting tribute to one of the country's most heroic figures.

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