John Lowman Cox

Military

John graduated on 5th December 1943, with Class 43-K, from Stuttgart Army Airfield, Stuttgart,

Arkansas as a Flight Cadet.

He served with 446th Bomb Group and was stationed at Bungay, Suffolk UK, where they were known as the "Bungay Buckaroos".

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

B-24 'Dinky Duck' crew
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 706th Bomb Squadron 446th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 18138097 / O-712768
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group
  • Role/Job: Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group
  • Role/Job: Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-691509
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (RT-C, serial number 44-40104) nicknamed "Wistful Vista" of the 706th Bomb Squadron, 446th Bomb Group. Image via Albert R Krassman Jr
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Wistful Vista
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

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Removed A/C info (B-24J Liberator, "Wistful Vista" #44-40104) from the "Role/job" field.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.446bg.com/