Douglas Robert Steuart Bader

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Douglas Robert Steuart Bader was a renowned British Royal Air Force flying ace of the Second World War, famous for continuing to fly combat missions despite losing both legs in a pre-war flying accident.

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Douglas Robert Steuart Bader canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force officer ⓘ
World War II veteran ⓘ
flying ace ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance United Kingdom ⓘ
awardReceived Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) ⓘ
Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar ⓘ
Distinguished Service Order ⓘ
Distinguished Service Order and Bar ⓘ
Legion of Honour ⓘ
linked to: Légion d'honneur
causeOfDeath myocardial infarction ⓘ
causeOfInjury aeroplane crash in 1931 ⓘ
conflict Battle of Britain ⓘ
Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1910-02-21 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1982-09-05 ⓘ
detainedBy Nazi Germany ⓘ
educatedAt St Edward's School, Oxford ⓘ
employer Royal Air Force ⓘ
familyName Bader ⓘ
fullName Douglas Robert Steuart Bader ⓘ
genre aviation biography ⓘ
givenName Douglas ⓘ
hasHonorificPrefix Group Captain ⓘ
hasSpouse Joan Murray ⓘ
Thelma Edwards ⓘ
inspiredBy First World War fighter aces ⓘ
medicalCondition bilateral leg amputation ⓘ
memberOf No. 12 Group RAF ⓘ
No. 222 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 242 Squadron RAF ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
militaryStatus prisoner of war ⓘ
notableFor continuing to fly combat missions after losing both legs ⓘ
notableWork Reach for the Sky ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
pilot ⓘ
placeOfBirth London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

St John's Wood ⓘ
linked to: St John’s Wood
placeOfDeath London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom ⓘ
placeOfDetention Colditz Castle ⓘ
rank Group Captain ⓘ
residence London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
subjectOf biography "Reach for the Sky" by Paul Brickhill ⓘ
film "Reach for the Sky" ⓘ

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Douglas Bader → fullName → Douglas Robert Steuart Bader ⓘ
Douglas Robert Steuart Bader → fullName → Douglas Robert Steuart Bader ⓘ