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Biography of Roald Dahl | During World War II - Work as an author - Dahl's literary achievements

Biography Of Roald Dahl: Roald Dahl was born on September 13, 1916, in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, to Norwegian parents, Harald Dahl and Sofie Magdalene Hesselberg. Tragedy struck his family early in life when his older sister, Astri, died of appendicitis at the age of seven, followed by the death of his father when Roald was just four years old. Despite these hardships, Dahl attended Llandaff Cathedral School and later, Repton School in Derbyshire, England. During World War II, Dahl joined the Royal Air Force and became a fighter pilot. He flew combat missions in North Africa and Greece. In 1940, Dahl was seriously injured in a plane crash in Libya, suffering multiple injuries and spinal damage. After his recovery, he was reassigned to Washington, D.C., where he worked as an assistant air attaché. Biography Of Roald Dahl After the war, Dahl turned to writing. His first published work was a short story titled "Shot Down Over Libya," which appeared in the Saturday Evenin...