Young, Arthur Alan
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 | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Location | Tythe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 1655 Mosquito Training Unit of No 8 (PFF) Group which was based at RAF Warboys, 1944 to 1945 |
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 |