Sketch cover - Douglas Bader and his wife

Front cover of The Sketch showing Squadron-Leader Douglas Bader after his marriage to Thelma Edwards in 1937. Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader (1910 – 1982) was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War, who achieved great success despite loss of the lower part of both his legs after a 1931 air crash, one amputation above the knee and the other below the knee. Resuming flying in 1939 after being re-checked for his flying abilities, he became a front-line fighter leader. He was credited with 22 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 enemy aircraft damaged

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