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YOUNG, Gordon

Personal Information
Rank P/O
Forename(s) Gordon William
Surname Young
Gender M
Age 25
Decorations DFC
Date of death 26-05-1943
Next of kin Son of William Grant Young and Mary Young, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Short Stirling III
Serial Number EH876
Markings WP-J
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Runnymede Memorial
Grave Reference Panel 179..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 270
Enlistment information
Service Number J/16906
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 3
Squadron 90
Trade Pilot
Country of origin if different Canada
Fellow Servicemen
Bryant W H (Sgt)
East M G K (WO2)
O'Connell C F (F/O)
Pollon E S (WO2)
Poulter J L (F/S)
Saundercock C L (F/S)
Wadsworth R (Sgt)
Last Operation information
Start Date 25-05-1943
End Date 26-05-1943
Takeoff Station Ridgewell
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Dusseldorf. 759 aircraft, 27 losses (3.6%). This raid was a failure since PFF had great difficulty in marking the target due to two layers of cloud. Decoy fires and markers were also being operated. Bombing was scattered as a result.
Reason for Loss Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed off the Dutch coast