Salmond, Frank
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frank |
Surname | Salmond |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Johan R. Salmond, of Craigiebank, Dundee. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LV946 |
Markings | NP-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Grand-Seraucourt British Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. G. 16. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 237 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 657616 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1049/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1049/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-04-1944 |
End Date | 19-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Tergnier- to bomb railway yards. 171 aircraft, 6 Halifax losses. A large number of railway lines were blocked but most of the bombs fell on residential areas. |
Reason for Loss | Collided in the air with a 51 Sqn Halifax (LW522 NP-K) and crashed at Seraucourt-le-Grand, SW of St Quentin, France |