ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276288
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| Date: | Friday 18 July 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 'B' Flt 1 AACU RAF |
| Registration: | T8207 |
| MSN: | 84499 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Manorbier, Manorbier, Pembrokeshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Carew Cheriton, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
| RAF Manorbier, Manorbier, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth MSN 84499; Taken on charge as T8207 at 38 MU RAF Llandow, Glamorgan 21.4.41. To 'B' Flight, 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit, RAF Carew Cheriton, Tenby, Pembrokeshire 3.6.41.
Written off when hit ground in turn, avoiding a water tower, while low flying at RAF Manorbier, Manorbier, Pembrokeshire 18.7.41. The Tiger Moth dived into the ground and was destroyed by fire on impact. Both crew killed:
Sergeant Kapralm Jerzy KONTNY (Pilot, Service Number P/793622) (Polish National, aged 24) and
AC.2 (Aircraftman 2nd Class) Roy SECKER (Service Number 1108746, Wireless Operator Under Training, aged 19)
Struck off charge 25.7.41 as FACE (Flying Accident Cat.E)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1997 p.68)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR81/7698: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16756995
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/7503705/jerzy-kontny/
4. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2409317/roy-secker/
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p844.html
7. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=T8207
8. https://www.polishairforce.pl/_cmcarew.html (Polish text)
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Carew_Cheriton
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Manorbier#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2022 21:59 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Mar-2022 18:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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