Why German Pilots Couldn’t Believe Douglas Bader Was Flying Without Legs

Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader 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. But before any of that — before a single German aircraft fell before his guns — Douglas Bader had already fought the greatest battle of his life. And he had fought it on the ground, in a hospital bed, with no legs.

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Why German Officers Couldn’t Understand Why American Soldiers Laughed During Artillery Barrages

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Germans Laughed at This “Legless Pilot” — Until He Destroyed 21 of Their Fighters​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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