Mounted photograph and medals of WO John A Young 1920-1993, who flew as a Flight Engineer with 518 Sqn.
Medals L-R: 1939–1945 Star, Atlantic Star with Air Crew Europe clasp, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939–1945. Atlantic Star with Air Crew Europe clasp is relatively rare and indicates operational sorties over Europe aligning with service in 518 Squadron.
John Young is mentioned in “Even the Birds Were Walking – The Story of Wartime Meteorological Reconnaissance” by John A Kington & Peter G Rackliff. See 2010.46.2
Peter Rackliff MAO and F/Eng John Young were member’s of F/Lt Keith McGonigal’s (RAAF) crew involved in a take-off accident, described on pages 107-108 in which Halifax Met Mk V M-Mike left the runway in Tiree during an aborted take-off.