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Sir Douglas Bader's log book expected to fetch £30,000
The log book in which legendary pilot Sir Douglas Bader recorded the crash that led to the loss of his legs is for sale along with other memorabilia.
Following his 1931 crash at Berkshire's Woodley Airfield, he wrote: "Crashed slow rolling near ground. Bad show".
The crash nearly killed him, but Sir Douglas learned to walk again, in six months, using artificial legs.
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