The Life of Jameson

History

Colvin, Ian

Africa

Legare Street Press

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Flight 777: The Mystery of Leslie Howard

On 1 June 1943 Flight 777, a Douglas DC-3, en route from Lisbon to Britain, was shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German aircraft. Among the dead was the actor Leslie Howard, who had returned from Hollywood to England to help the British war effort. Also on board was Howard's tax adviser, Alfred Chenhalls, who smoked cigars and looked remarkably like Winston Churchill. Did the Germans believe that Churchill was on board Flight 777?\nOther aircraft flying that route went unmolested by the Luftwaffe in spite of the German air presence over the Bay of Biscay. These flights were operated by Dutch crews flying aircraft of KLM which were on charter to BOAC and it was an experience Dutch crew that was lost that day. Ian Colvin carried out an exhaustive investigation into the incident, including interviewing former Luftwaffe personnel and this book, first published in 1957, is the result of his endeavors.

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Pen and Sword Aviation

On 1 June 1943 Flight 777, a Douglas DC-3, en route from Lisbon to Britain, was shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German aircraft. Among the dead was the actor Leslie Howard, who had returned from Hollywood to England to help the British war effort. Also on board was Howard's tax adviser, Alfred Chenhalls, who smoked cigars and looked remarkably like Winston Churchill. Did the Germans believe that Churchill was on board Flight 777? Other aircraft flying that route went unmolested by the Luftwaffe in spite of the German air presence over the Bay of Biscay. These flights were operated by Dutch crews flying aircraft of KLM, which were on charter to BOAC, and it was an experience Dutch crew that was lost that day. Ian Colvin carried out an exhaustive investigation into the incident, including interviewing former Luftwaffe personnel and this book, first published in 1957, is the result of his endeavors.

Published in 1953, The Unknown Courier tells the story of Operation Mincemeat’, a British Intelligence plan to mislead the German High Command by planting papers on a corpse washed up on the coast of Spain. Colvin's account looks beyond the military machinations to explore the identity of this 'unknown courier', the dead man who changed the course of the war.

The Unknown Courier: The True Story of Operation Mincemeat (Dialogue Espionage Classics)

Europe

Dialogue

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The Life of Jameson

The Life of Jameson

The Life of Jameson

The Life of Jameson

The Life of Jameson

Flight 777: The Mystery of Leslie Howard

Flight 777: The Mystery of Leslie Howard

The Unknown Courier: The True Story of Operation Mincemeat (Dialogue Espionage Classics)