Douglas Bader

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Douglas_Bader
GPTKB entity
AI-created image of Douglas Bader
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Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_College_Cranwell
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Legion_of_Honour
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birthDate 1910-02-21
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:St_John's_Wood,_London,_England
gptkbp:capturedBy gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:causeOfDeath heart attack
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:deathDate 1982-09-05
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:disability bilateral leg amputation
gptkbp:education gptkb:St_Edward's_School,_Oxford
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Douglas_Robert_Steuart_Bader
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:aerial_combat
disability rights advocacy
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor Battle of Britain
flying with prosthetic legs
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:author
gptkb:pilot
gptkbp:POW gptkb:Stalag_Luft_III
gptkbp:rank Group Captain
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Chiswick_New_Cemetery,_London
gptkbp:serviceYears 1928–1933
1939–1946
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Joan_Murray
gptkb:Thelma_Edwards
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Reach_for_the_Sky
film: Reach for the Sky
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Douglas Bader