M.190  First Officer Count Theodore Bela Rudolf Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő
flag england  b. 13 Jun 1908, Eastbourne  26 Aug 1940 to 15 Aug 1941


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Ed. Budapest, Paris

Next of kin: Count B R Zichy (father), 7 Museum St, Budapest, Hungary

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Address in 1940: St. Regis, Cork St, Mayfair, London


Postings: 1FPP, 14FPP, 2FPP

3 accidents, 1 his fault:

- 1 Jan 1941, he misjudged his speed and height and the port wing of his Hurricane dropped and hit the ground. "Pilot is to blame and accepts full responsibility."

- 11 Jan 1941, the tailwheel unit failed as he was taxying a Hurricane on frozen ground, and

- 4 Mar 1941, the brake system failed in a third Hurricane.

 "has had a number of financial troubles and should be controlled in this resepct"

"This officer has become a useful ferry pilot"

Contyract Terminated - Medical Grounds


 His Wikipedia Entry  describes him as "a British actor, photographer, film director, producer and playboy of Hungarian descent."

ata theodore zichy RA Record

His "Royal Artillery Tracer'" record shows that he enlisted in August 1943, was in a prisoner of war camp (I'm not sure whether this was in the UK or abroad, though) from December 1944 until 1945, and transferred to the Intelligence Corps in 1951.

d. Dec 1987 (suicide)


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