Douglas Bader itu apa sih?

Kapten Grup Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader,  (; 21 Februari 1910 – 5 September 1982) adalah seorang penerbang ulung di Angkatan Udara Britania Raya (Royal Air Force) dalam Perang Dunia II. Ia masuk Royal Air Force pada tahun 1928.

Pada tahun 1931, dia mengalami kecelakaan saat menerbangkan pesawatnya dan akibatnya ia kehilangan 2 kakinya. Dia sempat sekarat, setelah pulih dia kembali latihan pesawat dengan menggunakan kaki palsu.

Pada tahun 1939 dia diterima lagi menjadi pilot Royal Air Force meskipun menggunakan kaki palsu. Dia pun berhasil mengikuti beberapa peperangan. Dia juga pernah menjadi tahanan perang Jerman.

Ash, William and Brendan Foley. Under the Wire: The World War II Adventures of a Legendary Escape Artist and "Cooler King". London: Thomas Dunne Books, 2005. .

Bader, Douglas. Fight for the Sky: The Story of the Spitfire and Hurricane. Ipswich, Suffolk, UK: W.S. Cowell Ltd., 2004. .

Baker, David. Adolf Galland: The Authorised Biography. London: Windrow and Green, 1996. .

"Birth No. 44." Register of Births. St Marylebone, sub-district of St John, London.

Brickhill, Paul. Reach for the Sky: The Story of Douglas Bader DSO, DFC. London: Odhams Press Ltd., 1954. .

Brookes, Andrew. Crash! Military Aircraft Disasters, Accidents and Incidents. London: Ian Allan Ltd., 1991. .

Burns, M. Bader: The Man and His Men. London: Cassell Military, 1998. .

Caldwell, Don. JG26 War Diary, Volume 1, 1939–1942. London: Grub Street, 1996. .

Dando-Collins, Stephen. The Hero Maker: A Biography of Paul Brickhill. Sydney: Vintage, 2016. .

Ford, Daniel. "Bulldog Pedigree." FlyPast, Number 215, June 1999. ISSN 0262-6950.

Holmes, Tony. Hurricane Aces 1939–1940. London: Osprey Publishing, 1998. .

Jackson, Robert. Douglas Bader. London: Littlehampton Book Services, 1983. .

Lucas, Laddie. Flying Colours: The Epic Story of Douglas Bader. London: Hutchinson Publishing Group, 1981. .

Mackenzie, S. P. Bader's War. London: Spellmount Publishers, 2008. .

Mace, John "The History of Royal Air Force Rugby 1919 – 1999" .

Price, Dr. Alfred. Spitfire Mark V Aces 1941–1945. London: Osprey, 1997. .

Price, Dr. Alfred. The Spitfire Story: Revised second edition. Enderby, Leicester, UK: Siverdale Books, 2002. .

Price, Alfred. Battle of Britain Day: 15 September 1940. London: Greenhill Books, 1999. .

Saunders, Andrew. Bader's Last Fight: An In-Depth Investigation of a Great WWII Mystery. London: Grub Street, 2007. .

Shores, Christopher and Clive Williams. Aces High. London: Grub Street, 1994. .

Toliver, Raymond F. and Trevor J. Constable. Fighter General: The Life of Adolf Galland The Official Biography. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1999. .

Townsend, Peter. Duel in the Dark. London: Harrap Ltd, 1986. .

Turner, John Frayn. The Bader Wing. Barnsley, UK: Pen and Sword, 2007. .

Turner, John Frayn. Douglas Bader: A Biography of the Legendary World War II Fighter Pilot. London: Airlife, 1995. .

Vigors, Tim. Life's Too Short to Cry: The Inspirational Memoir of an Ace Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot . London: Grub Street Publishers, 2006. .

Weal, John. Jagdgeschwader 27 'Afrika'. London: Osprey Publishing, 2003. .

The RAF side who lost 0 – 16 to the Royal Navy in 1931. Douglas Bader is on the far right in the front

Imperial War Museum Interview from 1982

Penerbang ulung Britania Raya pada Perang Dunia II