Sir Douglas Bader (born 21st Feb 1910) was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the 2nd World War. He was credited with 22 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 enemy aircraft damaged. After retirement he toured school venues giving speeches. #DouglasBader
the amazing #RAF #FlyingAce #DouglasBader
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💬 "Rules are made for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men." — Douglas Bader
👉 Bureaucracy enforces rules without wisdom.
#DouglasBader #RulesVsReason #WisdomLost
Cat sitting for my daughter. This one is totally blind but is determined to escape. We even found him on the roof. His name is Teddy, should be called Douglas Bader.....
#cats #DouglasBader #catlover #escape #escapeartist
11am TODAY on @Film4
The 1956 #War #Biopic film🎥 “Reach for the Sky” directed & written by #LewisGilbert (+ additional scenes by Vernon Harris)
Based on #PaulBrickhill’s 1954 biography📖
🌟 #KennethMore as #DouglasBader
Sir Douglas Bader (born 21st Feb 1910) was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the 2nd World War. He was credited with 22 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 enemy aircraft damaged. After retirement he toured school venues giving speeches. #DouglasBader
3:30pm TODAY on @Film4
The 1956 #War #Biopic film🎥 “Reach for the Sky” directed & written by #LewisGilbert (+ additional scenes by Vernon Harris)
Based on #PaulBrickhill’s 1954 biography📖
🌟 #KennethMore as #DouglasBader
#WW2 #BattleofBritain fighter ace #DouglasBader and #BomberCommand legend #GuyGibson both attended the same school, and both in the same house at #StEdwardsOxford #WW2facts #history
Dan Snow @thehistoryguy The legendary RAF fighter pilot Douglas Bader died today in 1982. This anecdote is not true but it is funny. WAR OF WORDS Today marks the 35th anniversary of the death of Sir Douglas Bader and I couldn't let it pass without this story about the RAF hero. He was giving a talk at an upmarket girls school about his time as a pilot in the Second World War. “So there were two of the f***ers behind me, three f***ers on my right, another f***er on the left," he told the audience. The headmistress went pale and interjected: “Ladies, the Fokker was a German aircraft.” Sir Douglas replied: “That may be, madam, but these f***ers were in Messerschmitts.” GRANT TUCKER
#DanSnow #DouglasBader
Funniest piece I've read all day ...
