In Bader’s Big Wing Controversy, prolific aviation combat history writer Dilip Sarker MBE FRHists offers a fresh look at a well-worn subject. Any readers who thought they might have absorbed everything it was possible to know about the fabled ‘Duxford Wing’ and its...
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The Douglas Bader Controversy: Dilip Sarkar Interview
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
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,...
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Books Click on any of the books covers below to either buy or get more information on Amazon From the Publisher Pen and Sword Books Ltd was set up in 1990 to publish non-fiction history books, covering all areas of history from the ancient past to recent history. We...