Caplin, Vivian Max
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Vivian Max |
Surname | Caplin |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-02-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ886 |
Markings | ZL-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot JJB. Grave 26. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 141 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1333385 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 427 (Lion) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Race Control Building, Croft Auto Circuit, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Roadside Location, A167, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial topped with metal statue |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1845/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1845/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-02-1943 |
End Date | 27-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Croft |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. 427 aircraft, 10 losses (2.3%). Most of the bombing fell in the south-west of the city with many industrial, utility and residential buildings badly damaged or destroyed, along with some churches. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 12km NNW of Eindhoven |