Robert Stanford Tuck
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 37 years ago |
Date of birth | July 1,1916 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Catford |
London | |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | May 5,1987 |
Died | Canterbury |
United Kingdom | |
Battles and wars | Second World War |
Battle of France | |
Battle of Britain | |
Books | Pilot's Flying Log |
Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
Air Force Cross | |
Mentioned in dispatches | |
Distinguished Flying Cross | |
Education | St Dunstan's College |
Command held | RAF Coltishall |
No. 257 Squadron RAF | |
Nicknam | Bob |
Rank | Wing Commander |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 842441 |
Robert Stanford Tuck Life story
Wing Commander Robert Roland Stanford Tuck, DSO, DFC & Two Bars, AFC was a British fighter pilot, flying ace and test pilot. Tuck joined the Royal Air Force in 1935 and first engaged in combat during the Battle of France, over Dunkirk, claiming his first victories.