His parents were John Hedley Payne and Catherine Agatha (Ward) Payne.
Payne was the co-pilot of B-24J #44-40588, assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 493rd Bombardment Squadron. They were part of a five plane formation that departed Pandaveswar India to bomb targets at Moulmein Burma. Five minutes after dropping their bombs the formation was jumped by eight to twelve Japanese fighters. On about the third or fourth pass the bomber's #2 engine caught fire. The pilot shut down the engine, the fire went out and they made a diving left turn into clouds. They were not seen again.
Because his body was not recovered, he is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing.
Payne received the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Payne was the co-pilot of B-24J #44-40588, assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 493rd Bombardment Squadron. They were part of a five plane formation that departed Pandaveswar India to bomb targets at Moulmein Burma. Five minutes after dropping their bombs the formation was jumped by eight to twelve Japanese fighters. On about the third or fourth pass the bomber's #2 engine caught fire. The pilot shut down the engine, the fire went out and they made a diving left turn into clouds. They were not seen again.
Because his body was not recovered, he is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing.
Payne received the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
His parents were John Hedley Payne and Catherine Agatha (Ward) Payne.
Payne was the co-pilot of B-24J #44-40588, assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 493rd Bombardment Squadron. They were part of a five plane formation that departed Pandaveswar India to bomb targets at Moulmein Burma. Five minutes after dropping their bombs the formation was jumped by eight to twelve Japanese fighters. On about the third or fourth pass the bomber's #2 engine caught fire. The pilot shut down the engine, the fire went out and they made a diving left turn into clouds. They were not seen again.
Because his body was not recovered, he is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing.
Payne received the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Payne was the co-pilot of B-24J #44-40588, assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 493rd Bombardment Squadron. They were part of a five plane formation that departed Pandaveswar India to bomb targets at Moulmein Burma. Five minutes after dropping their bombs the formation was jumped by eight to twelve Japanese fighters. On about the third or fourth pass the bomber's #2 engine caught fire. The pilot shut down the engine, the fire went out and they made a diving left turn into clouds. They were not seen again.
Because his body was not recovered, he is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing.
Payne received the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
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CALIFORNIA
1ST LIEUTENANT
BOMB GROUP AAF
WORLD WAR II
AM - PH
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Entered the service from California.
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