Neville Solomon

Pilot Officer Neville David Solomon was an English airman of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve who died during the Second World War.
He was born on 21 February 1914, in King's Norton, the son of antiques dealer Archibald Baron and Ethel Betsy Solomon (née Davis), both of Birmingham.Photographs related to Mr Solomon and family, nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2013. Solomon, an assistant manager with Marks & Spencer, enlisted in 1938 and was mobilised on the outbreak of war in September 1939.Ancestry.com. 1939 England and Wales Register [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018.P/O N D Solomon, bbm.org.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2013. After the completion of his training, Solomon obtained a commission in May 1940,The London Gazette (34881), p. 3867, 25 June 1940. Retrieved 19 August 2013. and was placed in 5 Operational Training Unit (OTU).
Solomon assumed operational duties in June 1940, when he was assigned to 29 Squadron, equipped with Bristol Blenheims. A brief assignment to 6 OTU for refresher training followed in mid-July, after which Solomon returned to operational duties, with 17 Squadron. His allocation to a Hawker Hurricane squadron necessitated additional training with 6 OTU, for familiarisation with the aircraft type. Solomon died on 18 August 1940, eight days after his return, when his Hurricane (serial L1921) was shot down at 1305 hours by a German Bf 109 off Dover.Frank, Norman L. R. (1997), Royal Air Force Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume 1, p. 58.
He is buried in Pihen-les-Guines Communal Cemetery.
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*Solomon, Nevile David, cwgc.org. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
Category:1914 births
Category:1940 deaths
Category:British military personnel
Category:Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Category:British people of Jewish descent
Category:Buried in France
Category:Pilot Officers