Cane, Maurice John Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Maurice John Thomas |
Surname | Cane |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 13-04-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | RV357 |
Markings | 8K- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bromley Hill Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Block N. Grave 1119. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 141 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 50217 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 571 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In honour of 571 (Mosquito) Sqn. aircrew of RAF Oakington 1944 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-04-1945 |
End Date | 13-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Attempted a high speed run-in at very low level and clipped trees. Rolled twice and crashed, bursting into flames. |