Salmon, Alan Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Alan Gordon |
Surname | Salmon |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-10-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alan H. M. and Gertrude E. Salmon, of Reading, Berkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley IV |
Serial Number | K9018 |
Markings | ZA- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 237 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 40321 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | No 10 Sqn HQ, RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Tablet with Relief of Whitley at Base |
Memorial Text | This badge was taken from FLT LT ALLSOP'S aircraft on the outbreak of war September 1939. He and his crew were the first of the Squadron to give their lives in this conflict being lost on the occasion of the first raid on Berlin on the night of Oct 1st - |
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/26 (P 250234/39) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/141/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/141/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-10-1939 |
End Date | 02-10-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (89% moon) |
Operation | Berlin with the intention of dropping leaflets |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace over the North Sea on the return leg |