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New Wed 29 Aug 12 14:55 
 Sir Douglas Bader - Ian (Cape Town)
Apparently he was a bit of a prcik at times, according to reports.
But he did rather well at his job, and was an inspiration to many people who'd become disabled through war and accident.

I believe that there's a statue of Sir Doug at Goodwood.
Anyone want to take a few paralympians to see it?
I've had a request from a saffer journalist at the paralympics.
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New Wed 29 Aug 12 16:07 
 Sir Douglas Bader - helicopter
There is indeed such a statue ...... photo link below.

www.flickr.com/photos/ancoreman/5536498575/

Goodwood is a fair old journey from East London Olympic village ....and the Goodwood revival is coming up in two weeks time.

Why not get your journalist friend to contact Goodwood Group press office and see if they would be interested in helping with a visit in exchange for a bit of publicity.... especially if you can get Oscar Pistorius along.....

www.goodwood.co.uk/contact-telephone-numbers.aspx
Last edited by: retpocileh on Wed 29 Aug 12 at 16:08
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New Wed 29 Aug 12 16:21 
 Sir Douglas Bader - Ian (Cape Town)
Many many thanks, retpocileh!
That is a grand idea.

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New Wed 29 Aug 12 17:09 
 Sir Douglas Bader - R.P.
Zero would jump at that. Met the great man once - Bader not Zero
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New Wed 29 Aug 12 18:16 
 Sir Douglas Bader - R.P.
Ian,

You have mail to your registered account.


Rob
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New Wed 29 Aug 12 18:44 
 Sir Douglas Bader - Ted


A pal of mine bought Bader's old Alvis open tourer at auction a few years ago. It has a Spitfire on the radiator cap.

Must have cost quite a few shillings.

Ted
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New Wed 29 Aug 12 18:56 
 Sir Douglas Bader - VxFan
>> Met the great man once - Bader not Zero

Vice versa for me.
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New Wed 29 Aug 12 19:07 
 Sir Douglas Bader - nyx2k
the local pub nr tangmere airfield was called the bader arms till it shut a few weeks ago. a real dump not fit to use a real persons name. in the air museum in tangmere they have some stuff relating to him.
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New Wed 29 Aug 12 19:48 
 Sir Douglas Bader - swiss tony
>> in the air museum in tangmere they have some stuff relating to him.
>>

www.tangmere-museum.org.uk/
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New Wed 29 Aug 12 19:55 
 Sir Douglas Bader - Focusless
He crashed and lost his legs where I walk the dog, what used to be Woodley airfield.
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New Wed 29 Aug 12 20:22 
 Sir Douglas Bader - No FM2R
>>He crashed and lost his legs where I walk the dog, what used to be Woodley airfield.

Oooh, that wasn't what I lost on Woodley Airfield many years ago.
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New Wed 29 Aug 12 20:34 
 Sir Douglas Bader - knowitall
I think Baders performance was better.
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New Wed 29 Aug 12 20:41 
 Sir Douglas Bader - No FM2R
Probably longer.
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New Wed 29 Aug 12 20:50 
 Sir Douglas Bader - R.P.
Muttering about getting a leg over....
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New Thu 30 Aug 12 15:42 
 Sir Douglas Bader - busbee
Met him at a celebrity dance in East Grindstead (in the Loo!) many years ago.

What a man to fly a fighter with two tin legs. I expect you know the story of a replacement leg being dropped to him by the RAF after he was shot down and imprisoned.
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New Thu 30 Aug 12 16:04 
 Sir Douglas Bader - Ian (Cape Town)
>> I expect you know
>> the story of a replacement leg being dropped to him by the RAF after he
>> was shot down and imprisoned.
>>
Yep. the Hun had offered to allow a Lysander to deliver it - and obviously get some propaganda value out of it.
"they'll probably drop it with bombs," said Bader - and that was true, dropped from a Blenheim during a raid.
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New Thu 30 Aug 12 16:29 
 Sir Douglas Bader - zookeeper
i saw him open the douglas bader home for the elderly in leicester in the 70's
ive always wondered how he operated the rudder in his mk5 with tin legs?
must have used to hip action i suppose
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New Thu 30 Aug 12 16:37 
 Sir Douglas Bader - Ian (Cape Town)
I know he had the clutch and accelerator pedals swapped over on his cars, as his left leg had some below-the-knee, so he could feel the pedal better.
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