Awarded the Pilot Flying Badge on January 22, 1943.
Assigned to the 414 R.C.A.F. Squadron on August 29, 1943.
Awarded the Operational Wings.
Flight Lieutenant Younge left base on September 6, 1944 to carry out tactical reconnaissance of the Dunkirk, Bruges and Ghent area. Cloud and accurate flak encountered at Bruges, Belgium caused the accompanying pilot and F/Lt. Younge to separate but contact was regained at Ghent, Belgium. Flying Officer Loundes from 430 Squadron R.C.A.F. was contacted by a scout car and asked if he could stop a barge load of enemy troops crossing the Scheldt river South-East of Ghent. Owing to shortage of petrol F/O Loundes returned to base but he heard F/Lt. Younge say that he had identified the barge and was last heard saying something about his jet tank. No further news was received. The Spitfire MK416 crashed at 10.30 AM in the region of Melle, Belgium and the pilot was severely burned.
In honour to this pilot the John Youngestraat (street) in Melle, Belgium is named after the fighter pilot who crashed at Heusdenbaan 18, Melle. At the time this location was a farm.
Portrait: LAC (Library Archive Canada).
Info from War Diary and Service Records: LAC (Library Archive Canada).
Photograph Regimental patch: ??.
Photograph headstone: Michael van de Velde.
