Sir Douglas Bader

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_College_Cranwell
gptkbp:author gptkb:Fight_for_the_Sky
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_II
Battle of Britain
gptkbp:birthDate 1910-02-21
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:St_John's_Wood,_London,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Chiswick_New_Cemetery,_London
gptkbp:capturedBy gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:child gptkb:David_Bader
gptkb:Sally_Bader
gptkbp:deathDate 1982-09-05
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:disability air crash
bilateral leg amputee
gptkbp:education gptkb:St_Edward's_School,_Oxford
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Douglas_Robert_Steuart_Bader
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Douglas Bader
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Douglas_Bader_Foundation
statue at Goodwood, West Sussex
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:militaryRank Group Captain
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor flying with prosthetic legs
disability rights advocate
World War II flying ace
gptkbp:numberOfAerialVictories 22
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:pilot
author
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Frederick_Roberts_Bader
gptkb:Jessie_Scott_MacKenzie
gptkbp:prisonerOfWar gptkb:Stalag_Luft_III
gptkbp:releaseDateFromPOW 1945
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London,_England
gptkb:Chiswick,_London
gptkbp:serviceYears 1928–1933
1939–1946
gptkbp:signature Douglas Bader signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Joan_Murray
gptkb:Thelma_Edwards
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Reach_for_the_Sky
biography by Paul Brickhill
film 'Reach for the Sky'
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._3_Flying_Training_School
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6