Father: Capt. William Francis Egerton RN; Mother: Laura Jean Mary Stevenson Ed. St Lawrence School, Ramsgate prev. RAF 1933-1941 (Flt-Lt, a former Battle of Britain pilot, but was dismissed in Nov 1941 for "siphoning off service petrol for his car")
Next of kin (wife): Celia Joan Salmon, 10 Crawley Mews, S Kensington, London SW7 From 29 Mar 1942, an instructor at AFTS "A pilot of exceptional ability and a most enthusiastic and capable flying instructor" Veronica Volkersz was one of his pupils in April 1942: "Our instructor, tall, good-looking Harry Salmon, was a recent importation into ATA from the RAF" Resigned d. 6 Dec 1943 when a pilot for RAF Ferry Command, in Mitchell FW159 lost out of Goose Bay. 3 other crew also died. Commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial, Panel 3, Column 2
Full story (apart from the ATA bit!) here: http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Salmon.htm Download ATA Pilot Personal Record (.zip file): |
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Harry and Celia bbm.org.uk
