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Graham James Cox

Name : Graham James Cox Born : 1919 Died : 14th February 1968 Service Number : 41668 Air Victories : 5.50 Awards : Distinguished Service Order

He joined the RAF on a short service commission in January 1939. He was with 152 Sqn at Acklington in June 1940. On 12th August 1940 he shared a Ju88, on the 13th got a probable Me110, on the 18th shared a Me109 and on the 21st shared a Ju88. Cox claimed a Me110 destroyed on 27th September, one damaged on the 30th and Ju88's damaged on 7th and 19th October. He destroyed a He111 on 27th May 1941 and with his tour completed he was posted away and awarded the DFC (gazetted 17th October 1941). He was awarded the D.F.C (17.10.41) .He returned to operations in September 1942 and went to 501 Squadron at Middle Wallop, as a Flight Commander. In may 1943 he was posted to 42 Squadron at Mateur, Tunisia. The Squadron moved to Malta on June the 8th. On bomber escort to Gerbini, Sicily. After attacking a trian at Vizzini Station with his Number 2 which destroyed the engine. He was promoted and took command of 229 Squadron at Krendi on the 5th July 1943. On the 10th of July he destroyed three Mc 200’s. He was posted away in October 1943 for a rest. He returned to operations in February 1944 and took control of 92 Squadron at Marcianise in Italy. Cox was awarded the DSO (10.10.44). He was released from the RAF in 1946 as a Squadron Leader. On 14th February 1968 Cox was piloting Cessna 182H CF-WUK over Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada when it became uncontrollable due to ice forming on the wings. The aircraft came down in the lake and Cox and his two passengers were killed.

Known Service Details :
Squadron	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
No.229 Sqn RAF		5th July 1943	unknown	10th July 1943			On the 10th of July he destroyed three Mc 200’s

Aircraft for : Graham James Cox
A list of all aircraft associated with Graham James Cox. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
Aircraft	Info
Spitfire Click the name above to see prints featuring Spitfire aircraft. Manufacturer : Supermarine Production Began : 1936 Retired : 1948 Number Built : 20351	Spitfire Royal Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph up to The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I 34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575 miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine guns, for MKs V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Designed by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19 squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named Seafires. By the end of production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408 Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires in front line use until April 1954.

Squadrons for : Graham James Cox
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Graham James Cox. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
No.152 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st October 1918 Fate : Disbanded 15th November 1967 Hyderabad Faithful ally Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.152 Sqn RAF	No.152 Sqn RAF Operated from Warmwell during the Battle of Britain.
No.229 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 20th August 1918 Fate : Disbanded 10th January 1945 Be bold Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.229 Sqn RAF	No.229 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.

Last edited : 22:05, January 5, 2018
Last editor : HMS

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