8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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William A Cox
Military
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1st Scouting Force pilots in front of William A Cox's "G.I.Jive" From L – R: Capt. Phil Algar, Lt. Cliff Buckles, Lt. Bill Cox, Capt. Dwight Hartman, Lt. Bill Schofield, Lt. Fred Brown, and Lt. Frank Hoder. “G.I.Jive” now seen in the newly adopted 1SF nose band.
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Lt. William A Cox. SFX/1SF (ex 355th FG). P-51D 44-13699 OS-D "GI Jive".
Assigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred 1SF, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
Units served with
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355th Fighter Group
Group
Where the 353rd Fighter Group had pioneered ground strafing techniques, it was the 355th Fighter Group who destroyed more enemy aircraft by ground strafing than any other Eighth Air Force Group. Based at Steeple Morden from July 1943 to July 1945, the... -
1st Scouting Force
Squadron
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357th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
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385th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
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Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX)
Squadron
Formed by Col. Peaslee following presentation of his theory to Gen. Doolittle. The purpose of the Scouting Force concept was for experienced, tour expired lead bomber pilots, escorted by volunteer fighter pilots, to fly ahead of bomber formations to...
Aircraft
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44-13699 'G.I.Jive'
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF. Transferred to Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX). Transferred to 1st Scouting Force.
Associated Place
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Honington
Military site : airfield
Honington was in use by Eighth Air Force units for a longer period than any other air base in England. The air base, built in the mid 1930s as part of the RAF's expansion programme had seen plenty of action as an RAF base before it was handed over to... -
Steeple Morden
Military site : airfield
Originally used from 1940 as a small, grass airfield, satellite for nearby RAF Bassingbourn, Steeple Morden was allocated to the Eighth Air Force in August 1942 as a potential bomber base. It was used briefly by the 3rd Photographic Group during the...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Lived in | Independence, MO, USA | 1941 |
| Based | Steeple Morden | 19 April 1944 – 18 September 1944 |
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Assigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Promotion | Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK | June 1944 |
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Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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| Based | Honington | 18 September 1944 – November 1944 |
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Transferred 1SF, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| End Tour of Duty (ETD) | Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31 1QZ, UK | November 1944 |
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Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 31 July 2018 17:37:26 | Al_Skiff | Changes to highest rank, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations, aircraft associations and media associations |
| Sources | ||
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:27:34 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list |
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