Eighty years ago, on June 1st, 1943, a civilian aircraft flying from Lisbon to Bristol crashed in the Bay of Biscay when under attack by German fighter planes, killing all 17 passengers and crew. A minor tragedy against the backdrop of the second World War, BOAC Flight 777A might now be forgotten except that the victims included film star Leslie Howard, then – after a part in the 1939 blockbuster Gone with the Wind – at the height of his fame. Also among the passengers was Howard’s accountant: a fat man who smoked six-inch cigars and bore a striking similarity...