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YOUNG, Arthur

Personal Information
Rank P/O
Forename(s) Arthur Alan
Surname Young
Gender M
Age 20
Decorations
Date of death 19-08-1944
Next of kin Son of George L. Young and Margaret Hilda Young, of West Denton.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft de Havilland Mosquito XX
Serial Number KB224
Markings
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Newburn (Lemington) Cemetery
Grave Reference Sec. 7. Grave 3989..
Epitaph UNTIL REVEILLE
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 270
Enlistment information
Service Number 164218
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 8
Squadron 1655 MTU
Trade Navigator
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Fellow Servicemen
Pearce J M (F/L)
Last Operation information
Start Date 19-08-1944
End Date 19-08-1944
Takeoff Station Wyton
Day/Night raid Day
Operation Training- cross-country flying exercise
Reason for Loss The crew had been instructed to fly up to 28000'. Little is known as to the cause but it may have been due to failure of the oxygen supply. The aircraft broke up in its descent and spread debris over a wide area SSW of Shrewsbury