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Air Vice-Marshal J Cox
(27049)
Joseph
b: 25 Oct 1904
r: 29 Dec 1958
d: 22 Apr 1986
CB
– 13 Jun 1957, OBE – 2 Jan 1950, DFC- 23 Dec 1940.
Plt
Off (P): 25
May 1928, Plt Off: 25 May 1929,
Fg Off: 25 Nov 1929, Flt Lt: 1
Apr 1934, Sqn Ldr: 1 Dec 1937, (T)
Wg Cdr:
1 Sep 1940, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Sep 1942, Wg
Cdr: 1 Dec 1943, Gp Capt: 1 Oct
1946, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1952, AVM:
1 Jan 1955.
25 May 1928: Appointed to a Short Service Commission.
8
Jun 1928:
U/T Pilot, No 4 FTS.
12
Jun 1929:
Pilot, No 8 Sqn.
13
Dec 1930:
Supernumerary, RAF Depot.
22
Apr 1931:
QFI, No 2 FTS.
12
Jan 1933:
Pilot, Station Flight, Duxford.
15
Mar 1934:
QFI, Central Flying School.
1
Jun 1936:
Granted a Permanent Commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant.
xx
xxx xxxx:
Admin Staff, HQ British Forces in Iraq?
xx
xxx 1939:
Examiner's Pool/Refresher Sqn, Central Flying School.
2
Jun 1940:
Officer Commanding, No 15 Sqn.
14 Dec 1940:
Officer Commanding, No 70 Sqn
xx xxx 1941:
CFI, No 33 SFTS (Canada).
xx
xxx 1942:
Officer Commanding, No 31 Bombing and Gunnery School (Canada)
xx
xxx 1943:
Officer Commanding, No 12 A(P)FU/RAF Spittlegate.
xx
xxx 1945:
Officer Commanding, No 8302 Air Disarmament Wing (Germany).
xx
xxx 1946:
Officer Commanding, RAF Fuhlsuttel.
xx
xxx 1948:
Senior Personnel Staff Officer, HQ Maintenance Command.
xx
xxx 1951:
Officer Commanding, RAF Finningley.
23
May 1952: SASO/ AOC?, AHQ Ceylon.
15
Sep 1955:
SASO, HQ Flying Training Command.
Joseph Cox spent much of his career in the training
field. Whilst at CFS in the 1930's, he was tasked with carrying out
a series of trials into Centre of Gravity problems experienced with the Bristol
Bombay. Following some fairly
'hairy' flights he was able to pinpoint the problems resulting in the Air
Ministry issuing instructions that transport pilots should prepare detailed
loading sheets before each flight. In
1939/40, he was one of two instructors responsible for the refresher training of
Douglas Bader when he was accepted back into the RAF.
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