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Douglas Bader

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[Wikipedia] Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader was a Royal Air Force flying ace during the Second World War, who achieved great success despite loss of the lower part of both his legs after a 1931 air crash, one amputation above the knee and the other below the knee. Resuming flying in 1939 after be

Quotes by Douglas Bader

I then realized my appearance was a bit odd. My right leg was no longer with me. It had caught somewhere in…

Appearance

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Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's nonsense. Make up your mind, you'll never…

Confidence

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Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.

Men

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I then realized my analytics data was a bit odd. My keywords were no longer with me

Analytics

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I think the greatest of all human virtues is loyalty. It embraces all the best of the human character: courage, faith, love…

All the best

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Like the Spitfire it was immensely strong: a pilot had no need to fear the danger of pulling the wings off, no…

Danger

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The sea from Dunkirk to Dover during these days of the evacuation looked like any coastal road in England on a bank…

Coastal

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The successful pilots succeeded because they did not open fire until they were close to the target.

Fire

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I just made a balls of it, old boy. That's all there was to it.

Aviation

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We were all flying around up and down the coast near Dunkirk looking for enemy aircraft which seemed also to be milling…

Aircraft

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