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SALTER, Alan John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 414841, Q18641 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 4 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Toowong, Queensland, Australia, 15 April 1921 |
| Home Town: | Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, At sea - off the New Guinea coast, 26 November 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lae Memorial, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Atherton War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lae Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 414841 | |
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| 17 Mar 1941: | Involvement Private, Q18641, RAAF 414841 (9/11/1941-d/d 26/11/1943) | |
| 17 Mar 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 22 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q18641, 61 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 8 Nov 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q18641, 61 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 9 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 414841 | |
| 9 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 26 Nov 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 414841, No. 4 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Boomerang aircraft A46-109 and A46-132 from 4SQN RAAF were on a tactical reconnaissance mission with an escort of USAAF P-39 aircraft from the 41st Fighter Squadron when they were engaged in combat by Japanese fighters near the mouth of the Sanga River on the New Guinea coast
Both RAAF pilots were shot down in the ensuing dogfight - their bodies were not recovered and they are commemorated on the Lae Memorial
Flying Officer Hector Charles Munro 10941 (Boomerang A46-132) -
Flight Sergeant Alan John Salter 414841 (Boomerang A46-109)