Douglas Bader - Sweat Shirt Thunderbolt 493FS This profile is a C-47

This profile is a C-47 Dakota named 'Kwicherbichen' and is a veteran of D-Day

performing many roles as a nuclear strike aircraft

After World War I Sopwith was liquidated and Tommy Sopwith formed HG Hawker Engineering with Harry Hawker

Production continued with Boeing Defence

A true multi-role combat aircraft

Douglas Bader - Sweat Shirt Thunderbolt 493FS This profile is a C-47Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader Bader joined the Royal Air Force in 1928 and was commissioned in 1930. In 1931 he lost both legs after crashing during aerobatics which resulted in his retirement. However, at the outbreak of war Bader was accepted as a pilot and fought over Dunkirk and throughout the Battle of Britain. This design celebrates Bader as a Fighter Ace with 22 destroyed to his name, but he was part of the RAF that was served