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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.
El comandante de ala Robert Roland Stanford Tuck DSO, DFC y dos barras, AFC (1 de julio de 1916 – 5 de mayo de 1987) fue un piloto de cazas y piloto de pruebas británico.
23 de sept. de 1998 · By August 1936, he had earned his pilot wings and was posted to No. 65 Squadron at Hornchurch, flying Gloster Gladiator I biplane fighters. During his two years with 65 Squadron, Tuck led the squadron in aerobatics, radio navigation, formation flying, interception and ground attack.
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.
9 de may. 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...
30 de oct. de 2020 · Flight Commander Robert Stanford-Tuck in the cockpit of his Spitfire (Picture: PA). That was how things worked in ideal conditions, anyway. But whereas plotting units neatly on a map and swiftly dispatching squadron intercepts based upon them was the ideal scenario, at other times, the primitive technology couldn’t distinguish ...
31 de mar. de 2021 · En la imagen se le puede ver a la derecha junto al comandante Robert Stanford Tuck. Foto: CC El cerebro de la operación fue un oficial de la Royal Air Force de origen sudafricano conocido como 'El gran X', llamado Roger Bushell (interpretado en la película por el actor británico Richard Attenborough).
