Salmon was born in 1913 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Pennsylvania-born engineer Harry Britton Salmon and his wife Bertha Wilhelmine née Wagner.[1] His first flight in an aircraft was at the age of 14; by 18 he was a licensed pilot. During the 1930s he flew as a barnstormer, parachute stuntman and race pilot.[2] By 1940 he was living in Los Angeles, California with his first wife Evelyn.[1]
Lockheed
He started work at Lockheed in 1940 ferrying Hudsons to Montreal for the Royal Air Force. In 1945, he was transferred to the engineering test piloting division by Tony LeVier, who was the new head of the department.
A new class of air racing was introduced at the 1947 National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio, sponsored for three years by the Goodyear corporation. The first year Herman achieved a third place flying a Cosmic Wind plane with a speed of 158.8 mph (256 km/h). The Cosmic Wind was designed and built by a group of Lockheed employees, including Tony LeVier. In 1948 Herman finished first, and in 1949 fifth.[3]
Later years
In 1968, Salmon was the recipient of the coveted Kitty Hawk Memorial Award for distinguished achievement as a test pilot.
Salmon continued to teach flight crew and ferry aircraft. In 1974 he flew as a passenger on the maiden flight of the then-recently restored Westland Lysander piloted and owned by Dwight Brooks.[4]
In 1980, he was killed in Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation N74CA that he was ferrying to Alaska, when it crashed on take off from Bakalar municipal airport in Columbus, Indiana. Also killed in the crash were flight engineer Leland J. Sanders and a passenger. Five others survived the crash including Salmon's son and copilot, Randall.[5]
Herman Salmon had logged about 17,250 flight hours.
Since 1971 the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, of which Salmon was a Fellow, has made an annual award "to recognize the most outstanding technical paper published in Cockpit magazine". The selection criteria include:
Contribution to flight testing
Contribution to the exchange of information between test pilots that would not otherwise be generally available.[7]
^"Hall of Fame Inductees, Herman R. "Fish" Salmon". Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
^. IPMS Stockholm.org. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
^Aeroplane Monthly A Lizzie flies again article in the December 1974 issue
^Aviation Week & Space Technology, 30 June 1980 and 16 February 1981; "3 Dead in Fiery Plane Crash Here". The Republic (Columbus, IN), 23 June 1980. Retrieved 16 March 2016.; "Aircraft Accident Report--Air Traders International, Lockheed 1049H, N74CA, Columbus, Indiana, June 22, 1980" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
^Johnson, Chip (September 19, 1994). "Aerospace Walk of Honor Inducts 5". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Herman R. Salmon Technical Publications Award". The Society of Experimental Test Pilots. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
LeVier, Tony, with John Guenther, Pilot. 1954 (reprinted 1990).
The Story of a Test Pilot on YouTube: a documentary on Salmon
Biography from Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame
City of Lancaster, Aerospace Walk of Honor, 1994 Honorees
January 02, 2023
herman, salmon, herman, richard, salmon, july, 1913, june, 1980, nicknamed, fish, barnstormer, racer, test, pilot, lockheed, corporation, bornherman, richard, koerner, salmon, 1913, july, 1913milwaukee, wisconsin, united, statesdied22, june, 1980, 1980, aged, . Herman Richard Salmon July 11 1913 June 22 1980 nicknamed Fish was a barnstormer air racer and test pilot for the Lockheed Corporation Herman SalmonBornHerman Richard Koerner Salmon 1913 07 11 11 July 1913Milwaukee Wisconsin United StatesDied22 June 1980 1980 06 22 aged 66 Columbus Indiana United StatesOther namesFishOccupationTest pilotKnown forBarnstorming Air racing Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Lockheed 1 3 The Goodyear Trophy air races 1947 1949 1 4 Later years 2 Herman R Salmon Technical Publications Award 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditEarly life Edit Salmon was born in 1913 in Milwaukee Wisconsin to Pennsylvania born engineer Harry Britton Salmon and his wife Bertha Wilhelmine nee Wagner 1 His first flight in an aircraft was at the age of 14 by 18 he was a licensed pilot During the 1930s he flew as a barnstormer parachute stuntman and race pilot 2 By 1940 he was living in Los Angeles California with his first wife Evelyn 1 Lockheed Edit He started work at Lockheed in 1940 ferrying Hudsons to Montreal for the Royal Air Force In 1945 he was transferred to the engineering test piloting division by Tony LeVier who was the new head of the department As engineering test pilot he spin tested the P 38 Lightning and dive tested the P 80 Shooting Star the XF 90 penetration fighter prototype and the F 94C Starfire He certification tested two of the models of the Constellation for the Civil Aeronautics Administration He made the first flights of such aircraft as the L 188 Electra P 3 Orion YF 104A Starfighter and the XFV 1 tailsitter which was named in his honor He succeeded Tony LeVier as chief engineering test pilot until he retired from Lockheed in 1978 The Goodyear Trophy air races 1947 1949 Edit A new class of air racing was introduced at the 1947 National Air Races in Cleveland Ohio sponsored for three years by the Goodyear corporation The first year Herman achieved a third place flying a Cosmic Wind plane with a speed of 158 8 mph 256 km h The Cosmic Wind was designed and built by a group of Lockheed employees including Tony LeVier In 1948 Herman finished first and in 1949 fifth 3 Later years Edit In 1968 Salmon was the recipient of the coveted Kitty Hawk Memorial Award for distinguished achievement as a test pilot Salmon continued to teach flight crew and ferry aircraft In 1974 he flew as a passenger on the maiden flight of the then recently restored Westland Lysander piloted and owned by Dwight Brooks 4 In 1980 he was killed in Lockheed L 1049H Super Constellation N74CA that he was ferrying to Alaska when it crashed on take off from Bakalar municipal airport in Columbus Indiana Also killed in the crash were flight engineer Leland J Sanders and a passenger Five others survived the crash including Salmon s son and copilot Randall 5 Herman Salmon had logged about 17 250 flight hours In 1994 he was inducted into the Aerospace Walk of Honor 6 Herman R Salmon Technical Publications Award EditSince 1971 the Society of Experimental Test Pilots of which Salmon was a Fellow has made an annual award to recognize the most outstanding technical paper published in Cockpit magazine The selection criteria include Contribution to flight testing Contribution to the exchange of information between test pilots that would not otherwise be generally available 7 See also EditHerman Herman R Salmon Technical Publications Award List of accidents and incidents involving the Lockheed Constellation List of aviators by nickname Salmon surname References Edit a b United States Census Bureau National Archives and Records Administration Hall of Fame Inductees Herman R Fish Salmon Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame Retrieved 24 September 2012 The Goodyear Trophy 1947 IPMS Stockholm org Archived from the original on 23 July 2012 Retrieved 24 September 2012 Aeroplane Monthly A Lizzie flies again article in the December 1974 issue Aviation Week amp Space Technology 30 June 1980 and 16 February 1981 3 Dead in Fiery Plane Crash Here The Republic Columbus IN 23 June 1980 Retrieved 16 March 2016 Aircraft Accident Report Air Traders International Lockheed 1049H N74CA Columbus Indiana June 22 1980 PDF National Transportation Safety Board Retrieved 16 March 2016 Johnson Chip September 19 1994 Aerospace Walk of Honor Inducts 5 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles California p 53 via Newspapers com Herman R Salmon Technical Publications Award The Society of Experimental Test Pilots Retrieved 24 September 2012 LeVier Tony with John Guenther Pilot 1954 reprinted 1990 Pace Steve Lockheed Skunk Works Motorbooks Osceola WI 1992 External links EditThe Story of a Test Pilot on YouTube a documentary on Salmon Biography from Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame City of Lancaster Aerospace Walk of Honor 1994 Honorees Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Herman Salmon amp oldid 1037364633, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
