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==History== | ==History== | ||
{Douglas Bader (full name: Sir Douglas Robert Stuart Bader) was an actual historical figure (1910-82) who fought in the Second World War before being captured by the Germans in France in 1941. He lost both of his legs in a flying accident in 1931 but had them replaced with artificial limbs made of tin; in World War II, he fought effectively against the Germans in the air war with twenty-two kills, before his capture. Even after his capture, he made four attempts to escape before the Germans began taking his artificial legs away from him at night; he was finally freed from the POW camp where he was being held by the American Third Army. Greg Weisman met him while he was a boy, which may have influenced his inclusion of the man in "M.I.A."} | {Douglas Bader (full name: Sir Douglas Robert Stuart Bader) was an actual historical figure (1910-82) who fought in the Second World War before being captured by the Germans in France in 1941. He lost both of his legs in a flying accident in 1931 but had them replaced with artificial limbs made of tin; in World War II, he fought effectively against the Germans in the air war with twenty-two kills, before his capture. Even after his capture, he made four attempts to escape before the Germans began taking his artificial legs away from him at night; he was finally freed from the POW camp where he was being held by the American Third Army. Greg Weisman met him while he was a boy, which may have influenced his inclusion of the man in "M.I.A."} | ||
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| + | '''Voice Actor:''' [[Charles Shaughnessy]] | ||
[[Category:Canon]] | [[Category:Canon]] | ||
[[Category:Humans]] | [[Category:Humans]] | ||
Revision as of 08:02, 7 August 2006
Douglas Bader - A flier in the Royal Air Force who took part in the defence of London during the Battle of Britain. He recognized Goliath and Griff as allies to the British forces in the fighting.
History
{Douglas Bader (full name: Sir Douglas Robert Stuart Bader) was an actual historical figure (1910-82) who fought in the Second World War before being captured by the Germans in France in 1941. He lost both of his legs in a flying accident in 1931 but had them replaced with artificial limbs made of tin; in World War II, he fought effectively against the Germans in the air war with twenty-two kills, before his capture. Even after his capture, he made four attempts to escape before the Germans began taking his artificial legs away from him at night; he was finally freed from the POW camp where he was being held by the American Third Army. Greg Weisman met him while he was a boy, which may have influenced his inclusion of the man in "M.I.A."}
Production Background
Voice Actor: Charles Shaughnessy
