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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.
Robert Roland Stanford Tuck, DSO, DFC, AFC (1 de julho de 1916 - 5 de maio de 1987) foi um piloto de caça britânico, ás da aviação e piloto de teste. Tuck juntou-se à Real Força Aérea (RAF) em 1935 e entrou em combate pela primeira vez durante a Batalha da França, sobre Dunquerque, conquistando as suas primeiras vitórias.
23 de set. de 1998 · Learn about the life and achievements of Robert Stanford Tuck, one of the most successful fighter pilots of World War II. From his early days as a merchant marine cadet to his role in the Battle of Britain and beyond, he flew with skill, courage and luck in the RAF.
A biography, Stanford Tuck, by Helen Doe, was published in 2023, he had begun using that form of his name some time previously. His portrait had been made twice by Cuthbert Orde, one in 1940 and one in 1941 (below). This Battle of Britain London Monument is an outstanding new sculpture commemorating.
It looks at the evidence behind the myths, checks out some of the exaggerated stories and reveals the real Stanford Tuck. In January 1942 Bob Tuck was the top-scoring British fighter ace with an official score of 29 enemy aircraft destroyed.
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9 de mai. de 1987 · Robert Stanford-Tuck, considered by many World War II students as the greatest Spitfire pilot of all time, died Tuesday at his home in the seaside village of Sandwich Bay in England’s...
4 de jun. de 2021 · Learn about the life and achievements of Robert Stanford Tuck, a British fighter pilot who shot down five German planes in two days during the Battle of France in 1940. He flew the iconic Supermarine Spitfire, a powerful and agile aircraft that played a key role in World War II.
