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Medals of Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 76/D/709
Douglas Bader defied all expectations as a double leg amputee to become one of the most successful fighter pilots of the Second World War with 20 confirmed victories.
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).
Advance Intelligence Report of No. 242 Squadron for 30 July 1940
Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/094/033
No.242 Squadron intelligence report of a Hawker Hurricane pursuit of two Dornier Do 17s into cloud over a convoy off the east coast.
Advance intelligence report of No. 242 Squadron for 30 July 1940
Archives, X008-5400/094/034
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.
Combat reports of No. 242 Squadron for 10 July 1940
Archives, X008-5400/094/029
Fighter Command Combat Report from Green section of No.242 Squadron on 10 July 1940, the first day of the Battle of Britain.
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.
Combat reports of No. 242 Squadron for 11 August 1940
Archives, X008-5400/094/036
Combat report of 11 August 1940 by Blue Section of No.242 Squadron, interception of a single Dornier Do 17 20 miles east of Yarmouth. Possible hits were observed and the aircraft jettisoned its bomb into the sea.
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- 242 Squadron (RAF)
- 12 Group (RAF) [18]
- Fighter Command (RAF) [18]
- Gp Capt Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader [4]
- Gp Capt Percival Stanley (Stan) Turner [2]
- 19 Squadron (RAF) [1]
- 222 Squadron (RAF) [1]
- 302 Squadron (RAF) [1]
- 310 Squadron (RAF) [1]
- 611 Squadron (RAF) [1]