All,
Sorry to announce that Warrant Officer Payne died on December 16th.
He flew with 610 Squadron during the Battle of Britain.
He left them to join 74 Squadron in December 1940.
He claimed a 109 in February 1941 and was seriously injured in an accident whilst taking off for a night patrol in May 1941.
I offer my sympathy to his family and friends on their loss.
Gerry
By: Atcham Tower - 7th January 2011 at 11:49
Gerry
I passed the details about W/O Payne’s passing to my friend who is the Secretary of the 610 Squadron Association in Chester.
He tells me: “The news was totally unexpected as we had not known that he was still living, nor did the BoB Historical Society. Would it be possible for you to find out more on this ex-610 pilot as I know you are a member of the forum? His home location would be useful, address details of next of kin and his place of burial would be good.”
We appreciate that you may not want to reveal some of this information but perhaps you can PM me to discuss, please. The 610 Assoc has a great deal of info on its former pilots and it would be a pity if W/O Payne slips through the net.
Dave Smith
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January 5, 2011 at 5:01 pm