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Operation Leg – a pilot unlike any other (2020)
Douglas Bader was a Battle of Britain pilot unlike any other. Medically discharged against his will in 1932, the outbreak of the war was an opportunity for Bader to re-join the RAF and take back to the skies.
The start of the Second World War spelt opportunity for Douglas Bader, who had been medically discharged from the RAF following a plane crash in late 1931. Bader lost both legs when his Bristol Bulldog crashed and, despite demonstrating his ability to continue flying and his competency on prosthetics, he was medically discharged against his will. He died in 1982 and his funeral was attended by many, including Adolf Galland, the German general who arranged the return of his leg and with whom he had maintained a friendship for 42 years.
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