Non-musical history for today: 1943 – BOAC Flight 777 was shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s. Speculation was that it was an attempt to kill British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The portly, cigar-smoking passenger was most likely Alfred Chenhalls who was seen getting on the plane. Chenhalls was accompanying his client, actor Leslie Howard, on the flight. Howard, who played Ashley Wilkes in Gone With the Wind, was also killed.
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