▁On ▁ 8 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Tob in ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁No . ▁ 6 0 9 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁at ▁Middle ▁Wal lop ▁air field . ▁He ▁fle w ▁his ▁first ▁mission ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁He ▁fle w ▁many ▁miss ions ▁during ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Britain ▁in ▁August ▁and ▁September . ▁He ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁two ▁shared ▁k ills ▁– ▁a ▁B f ▁ 1 1 0 ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁and ▁a ▁Do ▁ 1 7 ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁September . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁R AF ▁Kir ton ▁in ▁Lind sey ▁in ▁Lincoln shire ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁No . ▁ 7 1 ▁' E agle ' ▁Squadron ▁along ▁with ▁Art ▁Don ah ue , ▁Andrew ▁M amed off ▁and ▁Vern on ▁Ke og h . ▁ ▁After ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Britain ▁Tob in ▁had ▁been ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁l up us ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁a ▁fatal ▁disease , ▁but ▁kept ▁his ▁ill ness ▁a ▁secret ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁continue ▁to ▁fly ▁for ▁the ▁R AF . ▁ ▁Death ▁On ▁ 7 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Tob in ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁combat ▁with ▁B f ▁ 1 0 9 ' s ▁of ▁J G ▁ 2 6 ▁on ▁ 7 1 ▁Squadron ' s ▁first ▁swe ep ▁over ▁northern ▁France , ▁one ▁of