View Full Version : OBITUARY - Air Commodore Jayne Millington
Lyneham Lad
2nd Aug 2017, 10:27
In The Times today - a very interesting obituary (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/air-commodore-jayne-millington-obituary-jjlhn76xk?shareToken=4d2aed1442bc0cbbbeb5565f510c03c0) of someone who seems to have been a real character. RIP.
BEagle
2nd Aug 2017, 10:34
I worked with Jayne on the original VC10 JTIDS programme, very much enjoying her friendly professionalism.
Very sad to learn of her passing.
RIP, 'Desert Witch', you were taken far too early...
air pig
2nd Aug 2017, 11:11
I suspect there is one hell of a party somewhere with this lady and late Air Cdr Joan Hopkins meeting up.
From what I have read, both ladies who achieved their ambitions by being the best at what they did.
Blacksheep
2nd Aug 2017, 12:11
Too soon, too young :(
Wander00
2nd Aug 2017, 15:30
Never met her, but knew of her reputation, and I worked for Aunty Joan at Neatishead 84-86. Clearly a pair of characters, and both taken too soon - somewhere there will be a heck of a party going on, but not sure if it will be "up" or "down". RIP both formidable women
MACH2NUMBER
2nd Aug 2017, 16:27
Jayne was a brilliant officer and technical specialist. I knew her at MOD and through the JTIDS programme. I am very sad she has been taken so young. RIP
Brian W May
2nd Aug 2017, 22:20
Sad news. Condolences to family and friends.
Cows getting bigger
2nd Aug 2017, 22:28
I worked with Jayne and occasionally she could be a right royal pain in the a***. However, she was a brilliant officer.
George K Lee
3rd Aug 2017, 00:40
Damn. Met her on a couple of occasions. She had, I think, much more to do.
She was my OC Ops at Wittering and she'd sometimes drop in, to get the lie of the land. It wasn't the contrived chat 'to see what the men are thinking' sketch - if I was busy, she'd say "Al, shall I put the kettle on because you clearly aren't going to offer to do it for me" and she'd then take notes about how the station would run much more efficiently with a Regiment JNCO in charge.
My lasting memory was when we lost a Harrier. The section was on scene almost immediately and it was about as horrible an experience as you could imagine. She was noticeably upset, I believe she and the man who had died got on very well together, but she was professional throughout. That summed her up (in my very limited experience). Yes, a tough cookie (nowt wrong with that) when she felt she needed to be, and I have no doubt she was unvarnished at times, but she was human and one of the good guys.