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The Douglas Bader Controversy: Dilip Sarkar Interview

The World War Two historian discusses the controversial episode of Douglas Bader's career.

Dilip Sarkar

Dilip Sarkar, you’ve written 6 books about Douglas Bader, and he’s such an inspirational figure – what were the circumstances surrounding his crash and what were his injuries? Bader was a gifted aerobatic pilot and sportsman, driven to be the best at everything he...

Douglas Bader’s “Big Wing” Controversy

The WW2 ace, famously played by Kenneth More in Reach for the Sky, was part of wider argument that went all the way to 10 Downing St.

Dilip Sarkar

In 1931, a young RAF fighter pilot, Douglas Bader, crashed whilst performing unauthorised, low-level, aerobatics. Within his mangled biplane, the pilot lay dreadfully injured, his life only saved by the subsequent amputation of both legs. A lesser man would have died,...