ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 268393
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 June 1944 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: |  North American Mustang Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 430 (City of Sudbury) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AG465 |
| MSN: | P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Évreux, Eure 27 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Odiham |
3 x Mustangs took off at 16:35 for a Tac Recce of the D Day invasion area between Trouville and Monfort. This aircraft was flown by J/22347 F/O Jack Scott Cox (RCAF), who was W/C Godfrey's wingman flying top cover for S/L Chester. They were jumped by 4 x Fw-190s soon joined by another two. Cox was shot down, he perished in the crash.
Sources:
430 Sqdn war time records from RCAF historical microfilms
F/O Cox's personnel records from DND Archives Canada
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=22347&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=AG465
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2331971
https://www.cheshireroll.co.uk/soldier/?i=25976/jack%20scott-cox
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2021 00:56 | tachel | Added |
| 07-Oct-2021 01:07 | tachel | Updated [Location] |
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