Caplan, Maynard Meyer
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Maynard Meyer |
Surname | Caplan |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | DFM, MiD |
Date of Death | 07-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bernard and Rachel Hannah Caplan, of Bromley, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT524 |
Markings | -C20 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | East Ham (Marlow Road) Jewish Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Block U. Grave 9. |
Epitaph | IN LIFE AND DEATH HE WAS HONOURABLE AND COURAGEOUS. FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 141 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 142555 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1658 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Skipwith Common, Riccall, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller and inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those based on Skipwith Common and Riccall RAF base and those who built the Aerodrome. |
Miscellaneous Information
Had flown a tour with 158 Sqn |
Mentioned in Despatches January 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-09-1943 |
End Date | 07-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Riccall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed NNW of Howden, Yorkshire |