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YOUNG, William

Personal Information
Rank P/O
Forename(s) William James
Surname Young
Gender M
Age 22
Decorations
Date of death 13-08-1944
Next of kin Son of Arthur and Jeannie Barron Young, of Coupar Angus, Perthshire.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Handley Page Halifax III
Serial Number MZ347
Markings KN-X
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Runnymede Memorial
Grave Reference Panel 213..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 270
Enlistment information
Service Number 179795
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 4
Squadron 77
Trade Pilot
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Fellow Servicemen
Brook N (W/O)
Calvert E N (F/O)
Hughes D W (Sgt)
Parsons T V (Sgt)
Smith C C (F/O)
Wigley C V R (P/O)
Last Operation information
Start Date 12-08-1944
End Date 13-08-1944
Takeoff Station Full Sutton
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Braunschweig. 379 aircraft, 27 losses (7.1%). This was an experimental raid with no PFF marking to determine how accurate an H2S only raid could be. The raid was not a success and bombing was very scattered. The local report classifies it as a heavy raid nonetheless.
Reason for Loss