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Surname:

YOUNG

First Name/s:

R W G

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RAFVR

Branch:

Flight Engineer

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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown
01 Dec 1944

No.576 Squadron, 'B' Flight, Fiskerton. Date tbc.

Lancaster
21 Feb 1945

Abandoned NG464 (IL-O2) after being hit by flak.

Lancaster

576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

12 Dec 1944

LM594

UL-A2

ESSEN

1605

2205

6h00

P1   Fg Off K. Halnan Junior RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt R.W.G. Young
AB   Plt Off G.T. Shepherd RCAF
NAV  Fg Off E.N. Weldon RCAF
WOp  Sgt F.R. Lait
MUG  Sgt H.G.C. Farey RCAF
RG   Sgt R.M. Gray

NOTES:

Target: Krupp munitions factory and a rail centre at 5126.5N 00701E. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs

15 Dec 1944

PB753

UL-X2

MANNHEIM

1455

2130

6h35

P1    K. Halnan Junior RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt R.W.G. Young
AB    G.T. Shepherd RCAF
NAV   E.N. Weldon RCAF
WOp   F.R. Lait
MUG   H.G.C. Farey RCAF
RG    R.M. Gray

NOTES:

Target: I.G. Farbenindustrie chemical works, marshalling yards and oil refinery. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 4x 1000lb, 7x 500lb bombs.

28 Jan 1945

PD271

*UL-T2

STUTTGART - ZUFFENHAUSEB

1950

0305

7h15

P1   Flt Lt K. Halnan Junior RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt R.W.G. Young
AB   Plt Off G.T. Shepherd RCAF
NAV  Flt Off E.N. Weldon RCAF
WOp  Sgt F.R. Lait
MUG  Sgt H.G.C. Farey RCAF
RG   Sgt R.M. Gray

NOTES:

Target: Hirth aero-engine factory & Boash ignition works. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 12x 500lb bombs.

21 Feb 1945

NG464

UL-O2

DUISBERG

1940

FTR

uk

P1   Flt Lt K. Halnan Junior RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt R.W.G. Young
AB   Fg Off G.T. Shepherd RCAF
NAV  Fg Off E.N. Weldon RCAF
WOp  Flt Sgt F.R. Lait
MUG  Flt Sgt H.G.C. Farey RCAF
RG   Sgt R.M. Gray

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area and docks. Load: 1x4,000lb ‘cookie’, 1,770x 4lb incendiaries. At 0100 the aircraft was hit by flak and a fire broke out in the bomb bay and rendered the hydraulic system unserviceable. The crew turned towards a diversion airfield at Jouvincourt but were forced to bail out in the neighbourhood of Rheims. All the crew landed safely and returned to operations on 16 Mar 1945, Young returning on 02 March..

02 Mar 1945

PD271

UL-T2

COLOGNE

0705

1210

5h05

P1    D.E. Till
P2   
FE   Sgt R.W.G. Young
AB   Fg Off J. Shorthouse
NAV  Fg Off C.R. Bray
WOp  Fg Off G.W. Griggs RAAF
MUG  Sgt K. Oliver
RG   Sgt R. Hamilton

NOTES:

Target: Roads to West of the Rhine leading to Hohenzollern Bridge. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 10x 500lb, 2x 500lb, 4x 250lb bombs

16 Mar 1945

PD271

UL-T2

NUREMBURG

1725

2000

2h35

P1   Flt Lt K. Halnan Junior RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt R.W.G. Young
AB   Fg Off G.T. Shepherd RCAF
NAV  Fg Off E.N. Weldon RCAF
WOp  Flt Sgt F.R. Lait
MUG  Flt Sgt H.G.C. Farey RCAF
RG   Sgt R.M. Gray

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 1470x 4lb incendiaries. Returned to base shortly after take-off having a rear turret and compressor unserviceable. Their bombs were jettisoned at sea.

18 Mar 1945

PD271

UL-T2

HANAU

0040

0725

6h45

P1   Flt Lt K. Halnan Junior RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt R.W.G. Young
AB   Fg Off P.J. Smith
NAV  Fg Off E.N. Weldon RCAF
WOp  Flt Sgt F.R. Lait
MUG  Sgt K. Oliver
RG   Sgt R.M. Gray

NOTES:

Built-up Area. Load: All aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 1620x 4lb incendiaries.

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