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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.

Teleprinter message, Crown

Combat report of No. 145 Squadron for 27 October 1940

Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/060/011

Combat reports were official documents detailing operational encounters with enemy aircraft. They convey both the mental strain of operations and the sense of excitement when victory claims were made.

Single page typescript report, Crown ©

Fighter command combat report of No. 64 Squadron for 15 August 1940

Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/019/008

Combat reports were official documents detailing operational encounters with enemy aircraft. They convey both the mental strain of operations and the sense of excitement when victory claims were made.

Single typescript report, Crown ©

Combat report of No. 145 Squadron for 12 October 1940

Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/060/009

Combat reports were official documents detailing operational encounters with enemy aircraft. They convey both the mental strain of operations and the sense of excitement when victory claims were made.

Single page typescript report, Crown ©

Combat Report of No. 145 Squadron for 27 July 1940

Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/060/005

Combat reports were official documents detailing operational encounters with enemy aircraft. They convey both the mental strain of operations and the sense of excitement when victory claims were made.

Single page typescript report, Crown ©