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Henry Melvin Young
Nickname(s)
Dinghy
Born
(1915-05-20)20 May 1915 Belgravia, London, England
Died
17 May 1943(1943-05-17) (aged 27) near Castricum, German-occupied Netherlands
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Air Force
Years of service
1938–1943
Rank
Squadron leader
Battles/wars
Second World War
European air campaign
Operation Chastise †
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar
Squadron Leader Henry Melvin "Dinghy" Young, DFC & Bar (20 May 1915 – 17 May 1943) was a bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.
"Dinghy" Young, DFC & Bar (20 May 1915 – 17 May 1943) was a bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War. Young was...
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commanders, Squadron Leader Henry Eric Maudslay and Sqn Ldr H. M. "Dinghy" Young, Gibson's deputy for the Möhne attack, Flt Lt John V. Hopgood and the...
class of 1998, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, 2012–present DinghyYoung, class of 1932, World War II "Dambuster" pilot Marie L. Yovanovitch,...
Dambusters Raid as a navigator in Lancaster AJ-A with pilot Squadron Leader DinghyYoung DFC in the second section of the first wave; his aircraft was the fourth...
Martin in P-Popsie) all missed the target. The next, A-Apple (flown by DinghyYoung) hit the dam and caused a small breach but, as this was not apparent...
"Down at the Dinghy" is a short story by J. D. Salinger, originally published in Harper's in April 1949, and included in the compilation, Nine Stories...
for its annual camp. Notable past members include Leonard Cheshire, DinghyYoung, Julian Amery, Lord Lyell VC, and the actors Richard Burton, Robert Hardy...
on to the Eder with Gibson and three other Lancasters, captained by "Dinghy" Young, Henry Maudsley, and Les Knight. Detailed for the first bombing run...
The Laser Radial or ILCA 6 is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy, originally built by Laser Performance. It is a singlehanded boat, meaning...
mile (1.6 km) away from the boat, with a small Valiant-brand inflatable dinghy beached nearby. Wagner said that she was not with him when he went to bed...
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