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Robert Stanford Tuck
Stanford Tuck in the cockpit of his Hurricane c. 1940.
Nickname(s)Bob
Born(1916-07-01)1 July 1916
Catford, London
Died5 May 1987(1987-05-05) (aged 70)
Canterbury, Kent
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1935–1949
RankWing Commander
Commands heldRAF Coltishall (1947–48)
No. 257 Squadron RAF (1940–42)
Battles/warsSecond World War
  • Battle of France
  • Battle of Britain
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
Distinguished Flying Cross & Two Bars
Air Force Cross
Mentioned in Despatches (3)[1][2][3]
Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)

Wing Commander Robert Roland Stanford Tuck, DSO, DFC & Two Bars, AFC (1 July 1916 – 5 May 1987) was a British fighter pilot, flying ace and test pilot. Tuck joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1935 and first engaged in combat during the Battle of France, over Dunkirk, claiming his first victories. In September 1940 he was promoted to squadron leader and commanded a Hawker Hurricane squadron. In 1941–1942, Tuck participated in fighter sweeps over northern France. On 28 January 1942, he was hit by anti-aircraft fire, was forced to land in France, and was taken prisoner. At the time of his capture, Tuck had claimed 29 enemy aircraft destroyed, two shared destroyed, six probably destroyed, six damaged and one shared damaged.[4]

  1. ^ Gazette & 35107.
  2. ^ Gazette & 35284.
  3. ^ Gazette & 37598.
  4. ^ Price 1997, p. 90.

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