PROBABLY A PRISONER
MING COMMANDER BADER
LAST SEEN IN COMBAT OVER FRANCE. DURING BRITISH OFFENSIVE SWEEP. (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright) " (Received This Day, 12.10 p.m.) ml • LONDON. August 12. The legless pilot, Wing Commander Bader, who is reported missing, participated in a fighter sweep over France. Soon after crossing the French coast, he and another ■ pilot dived into a swarm of Messerschmitts, whereupon a fast and furious fight ensued. Wing Commander Bader was absent when the planes returned. It is believed that he baled out and probably was taken prisoner.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 August 1941, Page 6
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90PROBABLY A PRISONER Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 August 1941, Page 6
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