Meleagertoo, as I started it off,, my apologies if I burst your bubble, I was actually being rather kind in my description, but I stand by it. Just because someone has done " great" things in the War does not necessarily mean that the person behind the " legend" comes over with equal measure, and in Baders case he was far from it.
Incidentally it is widely believed that the loss of his legs aided him in his ability to withstand the onset of G over other men, rather like wearing a G suit, as without legs blood couldn't pool in his lower limbs causing him to black out.