"Dudley Henriques" wrote:
"ArtKramr" wrote:

Wasn't there an RAF fighter pilot who lost both legs in a fiery crash,
recovered and went back to flying combat missions wearing artificial legs?

Yes there was, and it was my pleasure to have known him for many years.
Douglas Bader.

And there was also Dick Bolsted, my Dad's best friend who was shot
down over N. Vietnam in his A-1E and spent 6-7 YEARS in the Hanoi
Hilton. When he was finally released from prison in 1973, Bolsted
later went on to assume command of one of the first new F-16 squadrons
in the USAF inventory. With all due respect to Bader, losing both legs
is *nothing* compared to surviving unimaginable torture for 6-7 years
in the Hanoi Hilton.