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    Which actor was killed when a civilian flight from Lisbon to London was shot down by the Germans in World War II?

    Question #48008. Asked by shady shaker. (Jun 01 04 5:43 AM)


    Stew54

    		Leslie Howard, who played Ashley Wilkes in Gone With the Wind. The Luftwaffe had apparently had a tip off that Winston Chruchill was on the plane.
    http://www.law.uga.edu/academics/profiles/dwilkes_more/other_1ashley

    Jun 01 04, 5:55 AM

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