Fighter pilots of No. 242 (Canadian) Squadron RAF, including Douglas Bader

Fighter pilots of No. 242 (Canadian) Squadron RAF, including Douglas Bader

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Three decorated fighter pilots of No. 242 (Canadian) Squadron RAF, standing outside the Officers’ Mess at Duxford. They are (left to right): Pilot Officer W L McKnight, Acting Squadron Leader D R S Bader (Commanding Officer), and Acting Flight Lieutenant G E Ball. By the date this photograph was taken these pilots had, between them, shot down over thirty enemy aircraft.