Payne, Malcolm Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Malcolm Henry |
Surname | Payne |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 13-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Mabel Lillian Payne, of Karoonda, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM221 |
Markings | WS-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cour L'Eveque Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph | SLEEP WELL, BELOVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 83 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 417512 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Squadron Motto | Per noctem volamus (Through out the night we fly) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
IBCC Digital Archive
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-07-1944 |
End Date | 13-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (49% moon) |
Operation | Culmont-Chalindrey |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 2159 to attack the railway junction. Crashed at Cour l'Eveque (Haute-Marne) on the e Bank of the Aujon, 19 km SW of Chaumont |