Robert Duncan "Bob" Yule, DSO, DFC, and Bar (29 January 1920 – 11 September 1953) was a New Zealand born officer and fighter pilot of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Battle of Britain and Second World War.The son of a dental surgeon, Yule was born on 29 January 1920 in Invercargill, New Zealand. In early 1938, Yule won a scholarship to the Royal Air Force College Cranwell and on 10 March 1938, he embarked on the vessel Rangitiki for England. Yule began the course in April the same year.