Biography of John James (Jack) Cox

Biography of John James (Jack) Cox

A biography of Jack Cox summarising his civilian life and providing details of his operation to Emden on 24 July 1941. His Wellington, R1397, was shot down on the return flight by Helmut Lent, flying from Leeuwarden, and crashed near a farm in Klaeiterp, Frieseland.

The biography contains a link to a YouTube documentary produced in Dutch by Brinkman Productions in June 2017. This video about R1397 features Jack Cox's relatives talking about him and has war time footage of Wellington crews and aircraft.

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