POSTED MISSING
R.A.F. LEGLESS PILOT FOUR DECORATIONS (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 10 a.m. RUGBY, Aug. 12. Wing-Commander D. R. Bader, the legless Royal Air Force pilot, is reported missing. Wing-Commander Bader, who has the D.S.O. with bar and D.F.C. with bar, lost both legs in a flying accident while serving in the Royal Air Force in 1931, but contrived to re-enter the service on the outbreak of war. He has made many daring raids.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20632, 13 August 1941, Page 5
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74POSTED MISSING Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20632, 13 August 1941, Page 5
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