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| Date: | Thursday 30 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Gloster Gladiator Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 2 ADU RAF |
| Registration: | K7964 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 miles NE of H5, (Transjordan) -
 Jordan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Control lost in cloud on ferry flight, dived into ground.
Nineteen year-old Sergeant Pilot Herbert William Salmon (1806229 RAFVR) is buried at Khayat Beach War Cemetery, Israel. See source 2.
He is also commemorated on a family grave at Bromley, Kent. Please see source 3.
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1155840/herbert-william-salmon/
3. https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-cemeteries-memorials/cemetery-details/117000/khayat-beach-war-cemetery/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2009 23:58 | JINX | Added |
| 19-Nov-2018 20:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 25-Jun-2023 13:34 | Richard | Updated |
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