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FLTLT Frederick John Young 403777

Strauss, NT. 25 April 1943. Flying Officer F. J. Young of Sydney, NSW, a member of No. 452 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, relaxing with a piece of cake and a quiet read.
Squadron/s452 SQN
Rank On Discharge/Death Flight Lieutenant (FLTLT)
Mustering / SpecialisationPilot
Date of Birth07 Dec 1917
Contributing Author/sCompiled by Vince Conant
2016
The Spitfire Association


Date of birth - 07 Dec 1917 : Place of birth - QUIRINDI NSW : Place of enlistment - SYDNEY : Next of Kin - YOUNG ELIZABETH



Operational Tour Notes
(PO) J. G. Gould, left, and 403777 PO F. J. Young, pilots of No. 452 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF at an RAF Station.

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452 SQN

No. 452 Squadron RAAF was the first Australian squadron formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) in Britain during the Second World War. Its first person...

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