Bob Tuxford Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Bob Tuxford, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

3 records1982–19823 events2 places

Chronological biography

1982

Air Force CrossMay 1982

Warfare / Falklands War · Squadron Leader · Victor Tanker Captain · Ascension Island

Receives the Air Force Cross for his role in the Black Buck 1 refuelling operation.

Black Buck 1 Tanker Mission1 May 1982

Warfare / Falklands War · Squadron Leader · Victor Tanker Captain · South Atlantic

Captains Victor K2 XL189 during the complex tanker operation supporting the first Black Buck raid.

Final Vulcan Refuelling1 May 1982

Warfare / Falklands War · Squadron Leader · Victor Tanker Captain · South Atlantic

Provides the final planned fuel transfer that enables Martin Withers's Vulcan to continue toward Stanley.

Titles and roles

Squadron Leader · Victor Tanker Captain

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.