Douglas Bader was a pilot who lost both his legs in a flying accident in the 1930's. He taught himself to walk again with artificial legs and when World War 2 started, he managed to persuade the Royal Air Force to let him fly again. His story was told in the 1950's film 'Reach for the Sky'.
Douglas Bader's birth name is Douglas Robert Steuart Bader.
Douglas Bader was born on February 21, 1910.
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Douglas Bader was born on February 21, 1910.
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Douglas Bader was born in St John's wood, London, England.
Yes he had a female black Lab cross named Grace....
spitfire
Her name was Jessie
for his work for amputees
a plane crash
5th September 1982-suddenly of a heart attack