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Squadron Commander Christopher Draper DSC (15 April 1892 – 16 January 1979), was an English flying ace of World War I. His penchant for flying under bridges earned him the nickname "the Mad Major". After the war he became a film star through his work both as a stunt pilot and as an actor. During the 1930s he worked for a time as a British secret agent, serving as a double agent to Nazi Germany. He returned to the Navy in World War II. During his flying career he logged over 17,000 flying hours on 73 types of aircraft.

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  • Squadron Commander Christopher Draper DSC (15 April 1892 – 16 January 1979), was an English flying ace of World War I. His penchant for flying under bridges earned him the nickname "the Mad Major". After the war he became a film star through his work both as a stunt pilot and as an actor. During the 1930s he worked for a time as a British secret agent, serving as a double agent to Nazi Germany. He returned to the Navy in World War II. During his flying career he logged over 17,000 flying hours on 73 types of aircraft. (en)
  • Christopher Draper (Bebington, 15 aprile 1892 – Londra, 16 gennaio 1979) è stato un aviatore, militare e attore britannico, che come pilota del Royal Naval Air Service durante la prima guerra mondiale conseguì 9 vittorie divenendo uno degli assi dell'aviazione britannica. La sua passione per il volo sotto i ponti gli procurò il soprannome di “Maggiore Pazzo”. Dopo la guerra divenne una star del cinema lavorando sia come stuntman che come attore con lo pseudonimo di "George Mannering". Nel corso degli anni trenta del XX secolo lavorò per il servizio segreto britannico come agente doppio nella Germania Nazional-Socialista. Ritornò in servizio nella Royal Naval Reserve nel corso della seconda guerra mondiale come comandante del No.777 Squadron della Fleet Air Arm. (it)
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  • The Mad Major (en)
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  • Bebington, Cheshire, England, UK (en)
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