branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards birth_date rank article_title name
flying service huntingdon , cambridgeshire , england 19 february 1977 -lrb- aged 84 -rrb- calcutta , india england no. 65 squadron raf military cross 31 october 1892 captain george m. cox
 george montague cox
george m. cox

captain george montague cox was a world war i flying ace credited with five aerial victories .
cox served originally in the royal berkshire regiment , beginning in 1914 .
in 1916 , he switched to the royal flying corps .
after training as a fighter pilot , he was posted in 1917 to 65 squadron to fly sopwith camel no .
b2411 .
he tallied his first win on 15 november 1917 .
he scored four more through 17 may 1918 , with his last one recorded while flying camel no .
c8272 .
in summary , his total was three enemy airplanes destroyed , and two driven down out of control .
he then was transferred within theater to command no. 2 test flight raf .
