152K views · 2.6K reactions | Wing Commander Robert Roland Stanford Tuck, DSO, DFC & Two Bars, AFC and Group Captain Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, DL, FRAeS Two wartime heroes - The very best of British  #warbird #flying #ww2planes #spitfire #ww2 #pilot #hurricane | Warbird_Experience | Facebook

From the Greatest Generation - 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