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Signed working script for the film "Battle of Britain", 26 February 1968.
Archives, 1968, In Storage, X005-2124
Working script for the 1969 film "Battle of Britain" with signatures from personnel who flew planes for the production and significant individuals who were present during the actual engagement.
Composite combat report of No. 242 Squadron for 11 July 1940
Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/094/030
This Fighter Command Combat Report relates to 11 July 1940, and gives brief details of a combat between a Hawker Hurricane piloted by Squadron Leader Bader and a Dornier Do 17 off the coast of Cromer.
Teleprinter message from HQ 11 Group to 2 Group and all stations, relating to the parachute dropping of Wg Cdr Douglas Bader's artificial leg over St. Omer, 19 August 1941
Archives, In Storage, DC76/65
Douglas Bader lost his legs in a flying accident in 1931, he learned to walk again with prosthetic limbs and on the outbreak of war managed to rejoin the RAF as a fighter pilot. He was shot down on an operation over France on the 9th August losing one of his artificial legs as he baled out of his Spitfire.
Log Book of Group Captain Douglas Bader
Archives, In Storage, B354
This logbook belonged to Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader. His life was encapsulated in the film 'Reach for the Sky' (1956).
Details of Aerial Combats of No. 242 Squadron on 15 September 1940
Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/094/044
Combat reports for No. 242 Squadron for an engagement with an enemy formation over London at midday on 15 September 1940.
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- Gp Capt Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader
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- 12 Group (RAF) [2]
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