Robert Tuck

 

Commander of the 257th Fighter Squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Robert Stanford Tuck in the cockpit of his Hurricane fighter.
On board the fighter painted a mark of 23 air victories, of which 7 were won over Dunkirk, and the rest in the “Battle of Britain.”

In January 1942, Robert Tuck was shot down by anti-aircraft fire in France, and he was captured by the Nazis. By this time on his account were 27 downed German aircraft.

 

 

Location: Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, UK
Date: 1940

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