Stevens, Maurice Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Maurice Frederick |
Surname | Stevens |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
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Date of Death | 28-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Edith Evelyn Stevens, of Overbrook, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LL576 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Row F. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 247 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/41771 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1664 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone obolisk, metal sculpture and information board |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Croft during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men of the Royal Canadian Air Force who served at RAF Dishforth during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-01-1945 |
End Date | 28-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Starboard outer engine failed shortly after takeoff, which was feathered. The crew decided to turn back and used their H2S equipment to establish their position but it failed to function. While setting up his Gee rig instead, the aircraft let down through the clouds and immediately flew into high ground near Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire |