In 1931, Douglas Bader, a brilliant pilot 21 year of age in the RAF officer was chosen as one of the elite pilots to perform at the famous Hendon air display. Although often in violation of the regulations for flying too close to land, it was an outstanding aerobatic pilot, but on 14 December that year was exhausted their fate.
While visiting the Woodley, Reading, near's airfield it was invited by his fellow pilots to repeating their Hendon acrobatic performance and the temptation was too great to resist. A few meters on grass that Douglas Bader tried to stop filming his Bulldog; biplane airfield his left arrowhead swept the ground and at 125 mph crashed into the ground lost both legs in the accident.
After months in the hospital was equipped with two legs of Tin and commissioned into service with 100% of disability, his career appeared in ruins.
A less mortal would have hung their helmet fly there and then, but not of Douglas Bader. As soon as the war with Germany, than badgered their way to the RAF, convinced the Air Ministry doctors bureaucrats and flight instructors could fly, as well as anyone with two good legs, regained its wings and in the early 1940s, he was sent to 19 Squadron RAF Duxford, equipped with Mark I Spitfire. In June of that year gave him command of the squadron 242 that, flying, hurricanes led with great distinction from the battle of Britain.
In March 1941, Douglas Bader received the new post of Flying Wing Commander at Tangmere on the South coast. Equipped with Spitfires, Bader led the wing where, for the first time since the outbreak of the war, the RAF were able to carry the fight on the channel the enemy. Having been flying operationally tirelessly for 18 months – he had turned down the offer hop - on August 9, 1941 Bader luck again exhausted.
In a large dog fight over Bethune France North became independent of the Squadron, hired by the Messerschmitt fighter wing of Adolf Galland JG-26 and in the ensuing battle collided with one of them, losing the entire tail of his Spitfire section. Had no choice but to tax and was taken prisoner.
A constant on the side of his captors, Douglas Bader eventually thorn was imprisoned within the infamous Colditz where he remained until the end of the war camp.
Return United Kingdom after his release, Bader joined Shell company in 1946 as an Envoy, continue to fly the aircraft company worldwide himself and the personnel of the company high. After his retirement in 1964 shell gave the plane "with the aim of preserving its habitual mobility".
In all his years of peacetime Douglas Bader never ceased to be an inspiration to others who have lost limbs or they were disabled in some way. Took every opportunity to encourage others to disability approach with the same determination that made him one of the leaders of the great world war fighter, and his infectious, energy exuberance and indomitable spirit change forever the many people whose lives he played.
Douglas Bader was Knight by Queen Elizabeth II in 1976 for his commitment and work of inspiration for people with disabilities.
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