I then realized my appearance was a bit odd. My right leg was no longer with me. It had caught somewhere in the top of the cockpit as I tried to leav…

- Douglas Bader

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.

- Douglas Bader

The successful pilots succeeded because they did not open fire until they were close to the target.

- Douglas Bader

I just made a balls of it, old boy. That's all there was to it.

- Douglas Bader

Like the Spitfire it was immensely strong: a pilot had no need to fear the danger of pulling the wings off, no matter how desperate the situation bec…

- Douglas Bader

I then realized my analytics data was a bit odd. My keywords were no longer with me

- Douglas Bader

Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's nonsense. Make up your mind, you'll never use crutches or a stick, then h…

- Douglas Bader

The sea from Dunkirk to Dover during these days of the evacuation looked like any coastal road in England on a bank holiday. It was solid with shippi…

- Douglas Bader

We were all flying around up and down the coast near Dunkirk looking for enemy aircraft which seemed also to be milling around with no particular coh…

- Douglas Bader