Flight Lieutenant 46479 Francis Henry Salt

Family details:
Son of Harry and Edith Salt, of St Helens, Lancashire.

Census details:
1911 Census - Not found. 1939 Register - Not found. Father Harry Salt born 17/08/1886 a Private Gardener, mother Edith Salt born 23/06/1884 an Unpaid Domestic and sister Margaret Elizabeth Salt born 16/10/1925 At School are living at 87 Crank Road, Rainford.

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=58]Remembered on Crank and Kings Moss Memorial[/url]

[b]9 January 1943[/b][b]. Liberator I AM921 B/120.[/b] The aircraft caught fire and crashed while taking off from Reykjavik, Iceland. [b]Crew.[/b] W/O. P L B. Ellis. Captain. F/S. J G. Benson. 2nd Pilot.  F/S. G. Lowrison. Navigator. Sgt. D. McClelland. Flight Engineer. Survived. F/S. A. Barthorpe. 1st Wireless Operator / Air Gunner. Survived. Sgt. G. Young. 2nd Wireless Operator / Air Gunner. Survived Sgt. W. Stanfield. 3rd Wireless Operator / Air Gunner.   [b]Passengers.[/b] Cdr. C. Harris. Survived. Lt. A. Finn. Survived. S/L. H. Catchlove. Survived. F/O. W. Wright. 120 Squadron Catering Officer. [b]F/L. F H. Salt.[/b] LAC. M I. Kidd. Cpl. H Y. Mills. Cpl. J D. Cole.   [b]Extract from 1180 - Accident Record Card.[/b] Date : 09-01-43 Unit : 120 Squadron Aircraft : Liberator I Group : 15 Serial : AM921 Command : Coastal Engine : Twin Wasp. 281063, 281064, 281066, 281065 Duty : Transit Accident Time : 1136 hrs Flight Duration : Unknown Pilot : W/O. P L. Ellis (K) Location : Reykjavik (Iceland) Casualties : 9 All Killed [b][u]Remarks.[/u][/b] Fire in air shortly after take-of. Landing, starboard inner fell out and collapsed the starboard wheel. A/C came to rest on gravel heap, fuselage forward of wings being on fire. Court of Enquiry concluded - Accident caused by petrol leak and resulting fire. [pic]imgs/WW2_misc/FrancisHenrySalt.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW2_misc/46479FrancisHenrySalt.jpg[/pic][caption]National Probate Calendar[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW2_headstones/46479FrancisHenrySalt.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Flight Lieutenant Francis H Salt at Reykjavik Fossvogur Cemetery (Photograph Courtesy of [url=http://www.findagrave.com/index.html]Find A Grave[/url])[/caption]