Payne, Albert

Killed in Flying Accident 1918-01-13

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Birth Date: unkown date

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Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RFC

Unit


Base

RFC Hendon

Rank

Second-Lieutenant

Position

Second-Lieutenant

Service Numbers

147975

First Burial
Google MapMerthyr Dyfan Burial Ground, Barry, Glamorganshire, Uk
Confirm that the Casualty Card is associated with him. *L.S.*1918-01-13: Payne and his gunner 2Lt. Francis Harry Varney Wise (British) were killed when the aircraft stalled on a turn and spun into the ground.

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Second-Lieutenant Payne, Albert (RFC)
pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1918-January-13
Merthyr Dyfan Burial Ground, Barry, Glamorganshire, UK

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The Airco DH.9 (from de Havilland 9) also known after 1920 as the de Havilland DH.9 was a British single-engined biplane bomber developed and deployed during the First World War.

The DH.9 was a development of Airco's earlier successful DH.4, with which it shared many components. These were mated to an all-new fuselage and the BHP/Galloway Adriatic engine, which promised increased performance. Anticipating its usefulness, the type was ordered in very large numbers for Britain's Royal Flying Corps (RFC).

Upon entering service, the DH.9's performance was found to be unsatisfactory. The Adriatic engine was unreliable and failed to provide the expected power, which gave the DH.9 poorer performance than the aircraft it had been meant to replace. The performance deficit was blamed for the heavy losses they suffered over the Western Front. The redesigned DH.9A was fitted with a more powerful and reliable American Liberty L-12 engine which rectified the shortcomings of the original DH.9 model.Wikipedia

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