Reach For The Sky starring Kenneth More is the story of Wing Commander Douglas Bader, D.S.O., D.F.C.

As a young man, Douglas Bader is adventurous and passionately devoted to flying.  But a serious accident in December 1931, resulting in the loss of both legs, halts his promising career.  Determined to live a normal life, Bader learns to walk again on artificial limbs and proves his independence by flying at the Central Flying School, but suffers a temporary setback when he is grounded because regulations do not provide for a man without legs. 

A monotonous boring civilian job follows but this ends with the start of World War II and Bader soon finds himself wanted again.  During the Battle of Britain his prowess and leadership skills are fully utilised as he leads five squadrons of aircraft.  An accident forces him to bale out however, and he is taken captured by the Germans. 

Numerous attempts at escape so enrage the Germans that, as a final resort, he is sent to the infamous prisoner of war camp at Colditz Castle.  His desire for a "last fling" at the enemy is thwarted by the end of the European war, but a moment of triumph comes in September 1945, when he leads the victory air parade over London in a Battle of Britain Spitfire.

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