# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-stanford-tuck
# Generated: 2026-08-14T02:33:06.304Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-stanford-tuck"
name: "Robert Stanford Tuck"
slug: "robert-stanford-tuck"
description: "Wing Commander Robert Roland Stanford Tuck, 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 appointed commander of No. 257 Squadron. In 1941–1942, Tuck participated in fighter sweeps over northern France. On 28 January 1942, he was hit by anti-aircraft fire, was forced to land in France, and was taken prisoner. At the time of his capture, Tuck had claimed 29 enemy aircraft destroyed, two shared destroyed, six probably destroyed, six damaged and one shared damaged."
tagline: "British fighter pilot and test pilot (1916–1987)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Robert_Stanford_Tuck%2C_Royal_Air_Force_(RAF)_fighter_pilot_in_a_Hawker_Hurricane_of_No._257_Squadron_RAF%2C_circa_1941.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
birthDate: "1916-07-01"
deathDate: "1987-05-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           46.12
  momentum:             0.6370656370656368
  historical:           4.879488
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stanford_Tuck"
    title: "Robert Stanford Tuck"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stanford_Tuck"
    title: "Robert Stanford Tuck"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stanford_Tuck"
    title: "Robert Stanford Tuck"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stanford_Tuck"
    title: "Robert Stanford Tuck"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stanford_Tuck"
    title: "Robert Stanford Tuck"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7349995"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump