Douglas Bader

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:aviator
gptkb:veterans
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Airbus_A220
gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire
gptkb:Boeing_787-9
gptkb:Douglas_DC-3
gptkb:Boeing_707
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II
gptkb:Gloster_Gladiator
gptkb:Gloster_Meteor
gptkb:Panavia_Tornado
gptkb:Lockheed_L-1011_Tri_Star
gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas_Phantom_II
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:English_Electric_Lightning
gptkb:Handley_Page_Halifax
gptkb:De_Havilland_Vampire
gptkb:Bristol
gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang
gptkb:Airbus_A319
gptkb:Airbus_A321neo
gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
gptkb:Lockheed_Constellation
gptkb:Airbus
gptkb:Boeing
gptkb:Boeing_737
gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter
gptkb:Boeing_737-900
gptkb:Concorde
gptkb:Boeing_787_Dreamliner
gptkb:Boeing_737-800
gptkb:Vickers_Wellington
gptkb:Short_Stirling
gptkb:Avro_Lancaster
gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas_DC-10
gptkb:Eurofighter_Typhoon
Over 2,000 hours
over 2,000 hours
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:No._242_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._601_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:awarded_for gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Bar_to_the_Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkbp:biography gptkb:Reach_for_the_Sky
gptkbp:birth_date 1910-02-21
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:St_John's_Wood,_London,_England
gptkbp:born February 21, 1910
gptkbp:born_on February 21, 1910
gptkbp:burial_place Cremated at Golders Green Crematorium
gptkbp:captures gptkb:German_forces
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
three children
gptkbp:death_date 1982-09-05
gptkbp:died September 5, 1982
gptkbp:died_on September 5, 1982
gptkbp:famous_for Flying with prosthetic legs
leading the Dambusters raid
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkbp:has_family children, including daughter, Anne Bader
children, including son, John Bader
wife, Joan Bader
gptkbp:has_impact_on gptkb:civil_aviation
gptkb:military_history
disability awareness
gptkbp:has_role gptkb:Pilot
prisoner of war
fighter commander
gptkbp:hometown gptkb:St_John's_Wood,_London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Douglas Bader
gptkbp:influence disabled rights advocacy
gptkbp:influenced disabled rights advocacy
British aviation policy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Sir_Hugh_Dowding
gptkbp:inspired documentaries about his life
books about his life
films about his life
gptkbp:is_married_to Thelma Bader
gptkbp:known_for flying with prosthetic legs
being a fighter pilot
World War II flying ace
World War II fighter pilot
flying Hurricanes
flying Mustangs
flying Spitfires
his motto ' Never give in'
leadership in the RAF
gptkbp:lost_legs amputation
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Bader_the_Brave
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:Motivational_speaker
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Wing_Commander
gptkbp:released_by gptkb:prison
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:service_years 1928–1969
gptkbp:spouse Thelma Bader
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:No._19_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._32_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._242_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._601_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._610_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._66_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._92_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_College_Cranwell
gptkb:St_Edward's_School,_Oxford
gptkbp:wrote biography ' Reach for the Sky'
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3