5 September
On This Day, 1940: On 5 September 1940, Bromide jamming was used operationally against German navigation beams, marking the practical beginning of…
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People profiles from the cold war era of the Royal Air Force.
Air Vice-Marshal
Robert Stanford Tuck
DSO DFC and Two Bars AFC
Aircrew Air Vice-Marshal Robert Stanford Tuck was one of the RAF’s best-known fighter aces of the Second World War. Closely associated with the Battle of Britain period, he flew both Spitfire and Hurricane fighters and became a leading public figure in Fighter Command history.
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Born 1 July 1916
Died 5 May 1987
Era Second World War
