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COX, John Desmond

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rank: F/Sgt
status: kia
airforce: RAF    (no: 139989 )
born: United Kingdom

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32 squadron

Date of Death 1944-05-03 Age : 22 years.

Served in 32 Sqdn

Burial/Commemoration Details : 9. D. 7. at Belgrade War Cemetery, Serbia.

SON OF TOM AND DOROTHY COX, OF OXFORD.

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Squadrons:

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RAF 32 1944-03-01

Aircraft:

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MA640 4 a/c patrol Dalmatian Islands 0525 - 0705 1944-04-01
MA693 Offensive sweep Dalmatian islands. Strafed beached ship east of Janjina. 1000 - 1155 1944-04-02
MA693 Patrolled Vis 0555 - 0640 1944-04-04
MA693 Strafing attacks against shipping & gun positions 0950 - 1140 1944-04-04
JL251 Patrolled Vis 1730 - 1920 1944-04-05
MA790 Escort Spitfire bombers of 73 Squadron to Nikšić. 1315 - 1515 1944-04-08
JF584 Shipping recce with F/O R.H.Johnston. 0640 - 0840 1944-04-09
MA631 4 Spit patrol of Vis 1830 - 1955 1944-04-10
JF584 4 Spit patrol of Vis 0555 - 0740 1944-04-12
MA631 Airborne with F/Lt W.Hume A.S.R search 1100 - 1240 1944-04-13
MA631 Patrol of Vis with F/O R.H.Johnston 1800 - 1945 1944-04-14
Patrol Vis with F/O Johnston 1800 - 1950 1944-04-16
JF584 Patrol of Vieste & Vis with F/O I.E.Bull 1745 - 1845 1944-04-18
MA311 4 Spits shipping recce of Slano & Ston 1000 - 1150 1944-04-23
JF898 Patrolled Vis with F/Sgt L.Grant 1825 - 2000 1944-04-29
MA712 Airborne with F/Lt Gervias on shipping recce Brač & Hvar. Hit by flak and crashed near Sućuraj the the island of Hvar. Reported missing believe killed. 0540 - 0650 1944-05-03

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