ots in the Academy.
By 1931, Baders career as a pilot was going extremely well. Then the tragedy struck. Douglas crashed while performing a complex aerobatic display. Although he was lucky to
survive, he lost both legs. It seemed that his flying career was over. But Douglas insisted: Theyll have to call me up.
Douglas was right. When Britain declared war on Germany in 1939, the country quickly became short of fighter pilots (the lifespan of a pilot in the Second World War was very short). Bader was given a second chance. He learnt to fly with prosthetic legs. By 1941, he had shot down 23 German planes -- the fifth highest hit record in the Royal Air Force at the time.
But fate tried Bader once again. In 1941, he was shot down and captured by the Nazis. He was sent from prison to prison before ending up in the Colditz prison in Germany. Douglas made several attempts to escape and in the end the Nazis had to take his tin legs away to stop him from escaping. So Bader had to wait until the end of the war to return to Britain.
After the war, Douglas dedicated his life to helping charities for the disabled. In 1976, he was knighted for his heroism and out - standing charity work.
Douglas Bader died in 1982, a British national hero. But his story lives on. As well as Baders own autobi - ography, a number of books and a film have been produced in his honour.
Washington-London: And what about the tragic history with the PQ 17 convoy
(Приложение7) "It is the Russian Army that tore the guts out of German military machine", said Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Britain.
However, Russian couldnt check the German without weapon and provisions. Therefore Russian government asked for help their allies - G
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