AJ-A "Apple"
ED877
Crew
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PILOT
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Squadron Leader
Henry Melvin Young
DFC
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NAVIGATOR
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Flight Sergeant
Charles Walpole Roberts
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BOMB AIMER
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Flying Officer
Vincent Sandford MacCausland
(RCAF)
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FLIGHT ENGINEER
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Sergeant
David Taylor Horsfall
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WIRELESS OPERATOR
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Sergeant
Lawrence William Nichols
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FRONT GUNNER
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Sergeant
Gordon Arthur Yeo
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REAR GUNNER
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Sergeant
Wilfred Ibbotson
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Mission Notes
Departed:  21:47 (16/05/43)
- Young (AJ-A) was the fourth aircraft to attack the Mohne dam
- His mine hit the dam wall and caused a small breach
- AJ-A was shot down on the return leg over the Dutch coast at 02:58 (17/05/43)
- No survivors
Returned:  Did Not Return
Mission Duration:  5 hours 11 minutes
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