Flt Sgt Jammy Payne 501 Squadron 1940

[Bruce Lander]

Hi Stig & Brian,

here is the photo from the 2nd edition of Wynn's book. Also in 1939/40 the rank of F/Sgt would have been a rank for an older NCO rather than Sgt.
Cheers
Bruce Lander

[Stig Jarlevik]

Thanks Bruce

Have to admit there is not much resemblance between the two individuals....

So if they were not the same, what on earth happened to our "old" Payne from France? Somehow it now begins to look like he never came back and that this for some reason went unrecorded....

I simply have to admit I am not very happy without knowing what happened to Jammy. Obviously Shores is just as puzzled and finds him just as mysterious... (see his latest comments in Aces High Vol 2 from 1999)

Cheers
Stig

[Bruce Lander]

Hi Stig,

Mason in "Battle Over Britain" lists Jammy Payne as still on 501sqd as of 01 July 1940 !!!
The younger Payne was born in June 1920 in Croyden ! (see Free BMD site)

Cheers

Bruce Lander

[Brian]

Hi guys

I believe the pilot in the group photo has been misidentified! Therefore only the one Alec Payne!

Cheers
Brian

[Bruce Lander]

Hi Brian, Stig,

I suppose that it really doesn't matter too much if the pic in France of 501 pilots mis-identifies Payne the fact remains that there was a "Jammy" Payne in France with 501 who got several victories but he was NOT Alec D Payne of 610/74. - So who was he? were his initials A.D. even?
Does the 501 ORB give any clues?

The mystery remains !!!

Cheers

Bruce Lander