Background
Salmon was born in Hampstead the daughter of a chartered accountant and she was educated at Notting Hill High School.
Salmon was born in Hampstead the daughter of a chartered accountant and she was educated at Notting Hill High School.
She was Director of the Women"s Royal Air Force (WRAF) from 1950 to 1956. In 1938 she joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service as a driver. Salmon transferred from the ATS to the in 1939 when it was formed and her first posting was a barrage balloon unit
She later spent time as officer in charge of personnel at Fighter Command, Royal Air Force Stanmore before becoming a staff officer at Number 77 Signals Wing in Liverpool.
She was later responsible for WAAF radar operators. At the end of the 1940s she helped with drafting regulations and a plan for more integration with the Royal Air Force which led to the formation of the Women"s Royal Air Force.
Salmon was a staff officer in early 1950 with the British Air Forces of Occupation in Germany before becoming Director of the Women"s Royal Air Force in July 1950. Salmon retired from the WRAF in 1956.