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Trudgian, Nicolas
The Bob Stanford Tuck Tribute
Bob Stanford Tuck was a flamboyant fighter pilot, his dashing good looks, courage, and sucess in the air coming to epitomize the young flyers who fought and won the Battle of Britain. To the British public he was a hero in the mould of the knights of old, and today his name is legend. In the early stages of the Battle of Britain, Bob fought with 92 Squadron flying Spitfires, quickly becoming one of the leading aces. Promoted to command 257 Squadron, now flying Hurricanes, Bob's dashing style of leadership inspired his pilots to great success. He went on to command the Duxford and Biggin Hill Wings, taking his personal score to 29 air victories before being shot down by ground-fire over Northern France in 1942.
