oh and upon the topic of Andrew and his 'douglas bader' obsession/identification, as a child....the BBC has something 'new' today and well, go figure:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Bader

 

"In December 1931, while attempting some aerobatics, he crashed and lost both his legs. Having been on the brink of death, he recovered, retook flight training, passed his check flights and then requested reactivation as a pilot. Although there were no regulations applicable to his situation, he was retired against his will on medical grounds.^[3] After the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, however, Douglas Bader returned to the RAF and was accepted as a pilot."