He was shot down and survived the crash, but one of his false legs was crushed. The Red Cross called the British, and the Germans agreed to a truce and allowed a single plane to fly over and drop a new prosthetic. The Stalag commander gave it to Bader, who tried it on, thanked the commandant, and escaped that night. He was recaptured the next day but he made at least 2 other escape attempts after that.
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