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The Bader Road, in Poole, Dorset is named after Bader. Bader Walk (previously Douglas Bader Walk but renamed following public consternation) in Birmingham. Amongst other aircraft-related street names in Apley, Telford, Shropshire, is a Bader Close. A pub at Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, is named after Bader. [180]
The Arctic Star medal recognises service between 1941 and 1945 delivering vital aid to the Soviet Union, running the gauntlet of enemy submarine, air and surface ship attacks. This list of military awards and decorations of World War II is an index to articles on notable military awards presented by the combatants during World War II
In November 1942, Leigh-Mallory replaced Sholto Douglas as head of Fighter Command [6] and was promoted to the temporary rank of air marshal on 1 December 1942. [ 19 ] He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in January 1943 and following a tour of air and army headquarters in Africa began lobbying for a unified command of the ...
No. 242 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force (RAF) squadron. It flew in many roles during the First World War, Second World War and Cold War.. During the Second World War, the squadron was notable for (firstly) having many pilots who were either RCAF personnel or Canadians serving in the RAF – to the extent that it was sometimes known, unofficially, as "242 Canadian Squadron" – and (secondly ...
Starting in April 1951 when the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) cannibalised WUDO, it was put under the command of Supreme Allied Commander Europe Dwight D. Eisenhower in Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE; Allied Command Europe [ACE]), comprising many of the same allies that were part of SHAEF. WUDO, followed by SHAPE ...
Later in the war, as the RAF turned from defence to attack, Group Captain Douglas Bader, the legless fighter ace, commanded the Tangmere wing of Fighter Command. Today he is commemorated by a plaque outside the former Bader Arms public house, now a Co-operative Food outlet in the village.
Flying Colours: The Epic Story of Douglas Bader (1981) Wings of War: Airmen of All Nations Tell Their Stories (1983) Out of the Blue: Role of Luck in Air Warfare, 1917–66 (1985) Malta: The Thorn in Rommel's Side – Six Months That Turned the War (1992) Voices In The Air 1939–1945; Thanks for the Memory: Unforgettable Characters in Air ...
After the death of the WW2 RAF fighter pilot Douglas Bader in 1982, Johnson, Denis Crowley-Milling and Sir Hugh Dundas set up the Douglas Bader Foundation, to continue supporting disabled charities, of which Bader was a passionate supporter. [81] Johnson was also the first to recognise the skills of Robert Taylor, aviation artist, in the 1980s.