Real-life bravery

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Real-life bravery

TGOB

TGOB

Douglas Bader
Douglas Bader stands on the wing of his Hurricane, as commanding officer of No.242 Squadron [photo: WikiCommons]

War heroes are one thing, but it takes a huge amount of courage to face life with too few limbs, writes TGOB

The conspicuous heroism and bloody-minded determination of Douglas Bader, the WWII fighter pilot, strategist and defiant prisoner of war is a deserved