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Flight Sergeant Albert Henry Salter
RAF 83 Squadron
(d.9th April 1942)
RAF 83 Squadron operation: Avro Manchester Mk.I on mission to Hamburg, the 8th of April 1942. It was last heard from just after midnight on the 9th of April, thought to be in the Lastrup area of Germany. It crashed northeast of Cloppenburg. The crew killed are buried at Sage War Cemetery.
The only survivor was P A Lovegrove who later died in captivity and is buried in grave 6 A 14 Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, Poland.
Pilot:P/O 67046 Jack Heathcote Morphett RAFVR killed.
Pilot:P/O 62324 Peter Anthony Lovegrove 22 RAFVR PoW, died in captivity 12Nov42.
Obs:Flt/Sgt 402188 Geoffrey Douglas Hutchinson 27 RNZAF killed, age 20.
Wop/AG:Flt/Sgt 647009 Albert Henry Salter 20 RAF killed, age 20.
Wop/AG:Sgt 923926 Reginald Stanley Williams 22 RAFVR killed, age 22.
AG:Sgt R/66159 George Charles Fisk RCAF killed.
AG:Sgt R/69897 Charles Dewitt Gellatly RCAF killed.