He was, quite frankly, an egomaniacal monster. It could be argued that his obsession with the Big Wing theory came perilously close to losing us the Battle of Britain.Originally Posted by Burney
While his achievement was remarkable, pretty much everything I've read about Bader does appear to suggest he wasn't a terribly nice man. He certainly didn't have a kind face.
In other words, a true English gentleman.
There is a story about him wandering through a mess hall whilst the erks were dining. Approaching a chap's plate, he poked his swagger stick into the dinner and sneered, 'What is this?'
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