Douglas Bader was one of Britain’s greatest Spitfire aces — and a man with no legs. After being shot down and captured, he escaped five times from Nazi prison camps. Even after his final capture, his defiance inspired every man who saw him. This is his true story — the legend who showed the world what courage means. #BritainAtWar #WW2 #DouglasBader #Spitfire #RAF #HistoryShorts | Britain At War

This Is Your Life Douglas Bader, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, FRAeS, DL Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, FRAeS, DL (21 February 1910 – 5 September 1982) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) flying ace during the Second World War. He was credited with 22 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 enemy aircraft damaged. Bader joined the RAF in 1928, and was commissioned in 1930. In December 1931, while attempting some aerobatic