"1st Lt William E Cox, pilot of the 364th Fighter Group, 67th Fighter Wing, poses in the cockpit of his North American P-51 at 8th Air Force Station F-375, Honington, England. 20 February 1945." 1Lt William E Cox, 1st Scouting Force. On 3 April 1945 he was flying P-51D serial 44-13754 (coded 9H-F) when he started having engine trouble west of Kiel. Deciding to nurse his stricken ship to Sweden, he disappeared into the undercast near Flensburg estuary and was declared MIA (MACR 13944).