New Bader Documentary

[Simon Parry]

A new documentary exploring the events surrounding Bader's last combat is showing on Channel 4 in the UK, 7pm 28th August.
A lot of heat has been generated on a certain other forum already.
A quick preview of some of the excavations carried is at:
http://www.redkitebooks.co.uk/aa/
then follow the link.

[Brian]

Hi Simon

Thanks for the information, I for one look forward to watching.

Say hello to Jack for me when you next contact him!! Thanks

Brian

[stefaan]

Hi Guys.
Would have loved to see it down here in S Africa but no such luck.
In the Red kite site they do not say if it was his and what did they find????
Stefaan

[Nick Beale]

You may be able to watch it via Channel 4's website. They make some of their programmes available that way: http://www.channel4.com

[Graham Boak]

They found two Spitfires but neither was Bader's. One had a flying helmet with the initials DB - but these were not discovered until after they'd realised the aircraft was a Mk.IX. They also identified another crash site but this is now beneath a lake.

[Brian]

Hi guys

For those who didn't see it, one has to congratulate Andy Saunders and his team for their perseverance and for bearing the disappointments bravely! The most intriguing part for me was the discover of the flying helmet bearing the initials D.B. What a strange coincidence. That actuualy belonged to Donald Bostock, who had baled out of the machine (a Mark IX) in 1943. Sadly, Donald is no longer with us but his widow was taken to the site to see the remains of his Spitfire and was given the helmet and googles (also found in the remains of the cockpit), which I thought was a nice touch.

Well done Andy and members of your team.

Cheers
Brian

[Alex Smart]

Hi,

Great programe, worth watching.
They did not as I recall refer to the fact that the pilot Bostock evaded.
Nore that the a/c serial number would have been MA764, indeed a Mk IX.
Lost on the 25th November 1943.
Now I only wish that I had recorded the programe.

Alex

[Graham Boak]

They did mention Bostock's evasion. But did not, as far I recall, fully identify the earlier Spitfire they dug up.

[SMF144]

Andy Saunder's account on who shot down Bader along with images of the search for his Spit was published recently in issue No. 125 of After The Battle Magazine.

It's an excellent read...

http://www.afterthebattle.com/ab-con1.html


Stephen

[Franek Grabowski]

Better have a look at the Fly Past forum!!!