Top 7 Douglas Bader Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “I think the greatest of all human virtues is loyalty. It embraces all the best of the human character: courage, faith, love and charity.”

— Douglas Bader

2. “I just made a balls of it, old boy. That’s all there was to it.”

— Douglas Bader

3. “Like the Spitfire it was immensely strong: a pilot had no need to fear the danger of pulling the wings off, no matter how desperate the situation became.”

— Douglas Bader

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4. “The sea from Dunkirk to Dover during these days of the evacuation looked like any coastal road in England on a bank holiday. It was solid with shipping.”

— Douglas Bader

5. “The successful pilots succeeded because they did not open fire until they were close to the target.”

— Douglas Bader

6. “I then realized my appearance was a bit odd. My right leg was no longer with me. It had caught somewhere in the top of the cockpit as I tried to leave my Spitfire.”

— Douglas Bader

7. “I then realized my analytics data was a bit odd. My keywords were no longer with me.”

— Douglas Bader

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