Stanford Tuck’s Pilot Flying Log

Bob Stanford Tuck’s Flying Log Book Special Limited Edition Number 565/2500

Brand new, still sealed in publisher’s cellophane wrapping

Published by After The Battle. Limited edition 1996. Complete with numbered limited edition certificate.

Mint condition hardback book in a brown leatherette cover with gilt titles.  New and unopened.

This is no 565 of a limited edition of 2,500 copies which were published in 1996 and is an exact facsimile of Bob Stanford Tuck’s original logbook. This lavishly produced full colour replica covers Stanford Tuck’s RAF career from his first flight in Avro Tutor K3257 on 2 Oct 1935 to his final sortie in a Canberra in 1954, complete with assessments of ability from his commanders (Exceptional!)

The section covering the Battle of Britain is superb and recorded in the matter of fact manner of the day. Tuck’s final wartime Op on 28th January, 1942 reads “Rhubarb Patrol. Prisoner of War.” When he went “in the bag”, he had achieved 29 victories and had he continued on operations, could well have become Britain’s top scoring ace.

As close as it comes to owning the real thing. This is a fascinating book to dip into and cross reference to events in ‘Fly For Your Life’  and Helen Doe’s recent biography of Tuck.  Stanford Tuck signatures and signed photos are also available from Spitfire Books, please enquire.