Salmon, Victor Nelson
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Victor Nelson |
Surname | Salmon |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank George and Jenny Hoyle Salmon, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston III |
Serial Number | AL746 |
Markings | MQ-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. D. 2. |
Epitaph | HE THAT BELIEVETH ON THE SON HATH EVERLASTING LIFE" ST.JOHN III.36 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 237 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/16066 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 226 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/52 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1406/51 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-07-1942 |
End Date | 27-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Swanton Morley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Intruder duties over Jever |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on eastern edge of Wangerooge |