William E Cox

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-31669.jpeg UPL 31669 "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).

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Object Number - UPL 31669 - "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...

Assigned to 857BS, 492BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 1st Scouting Force. Failed to Return (FTR) in P-51D serial 44-13754 when he started having engine trouble west of Kiel. Decided to nurse his stricken ship to Sweden, he disappeared into the undercast near Flensburg estuary, crashed near Flensburg. Declared Missing in Action (MIA) actually Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13944



Awards: DFC, AM (6OLC), PH.

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

44-13754

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 1st Scouting Force

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Honington

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

Flensburg, Germany 3 April 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Kiel engine trouble caused divert to Sweden crashed near Flensburg. KIA MACR 13944

Born

Washington, DC, USA

Based

North Pickenham Assigned to 857BS, 492BG, 8AF USAAF.

Based

Honington Transferred to 1st Scouting Force.

Buried

Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56288834/william-e-cox

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/29435872
https://www.fold3.com/record/529899344-william-e-cox
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56288834/william-e-cox

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Combined into single record using sources from duplicate record:
Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13944

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