When I started work as an apprentice mechanic for Whites of Cambereley in 1944, Douglas Bader would have his MG sports car serviced there and I used to have the job of 'servicing' his new legs.

Just after his death, friends and family establish the Douglas Bader Foundation to help those who have lost limbs or are otherwise physically disabled. The charity has established schools to help ...

Rare home movie footage of Douglas Bader, the inspirational Second World War pilot who battled Nazi Germany even after losing his legs, is to go on show to the public for the first time.

The story of how Douglas Bader recovered from having both legs amputated to become one of Britain’s greatest fighter aces is remarkable enough. But now another astonishing but little-known ...

In a world where one injury could end a career, Douglas Bader defied the odds with unmatched determination. After a devastating flight accident in the 1930s, he lost both legs - but not his will to ...

The Grade II-listed former rectory that was the childhood home of Battle of Britain ace Douglas Bader has gone ... and was known for driving a small red MG sports car around the village.

Green and moth-eaten, the seven-inch soft toy has been presented to an RAF base from which its owner, Sir Douglas ... with Bader in 1982, used to grace the dashboard of the fighter ace's MG ...

A log book by World War II pilot Sir Douglas Bader which records the crash in which he lost his legs has sold for £23,500 at auction. Bader nearly died in the crash at Woodley Airfield ...

Classic biopic about the heroic life of Douglas Bader, who became a World War II ace after losing both legs in an air crash. Show more Classic British biopic about the heroic life of Douglas Bader ...