 22 Aug 1942 - HRH The Duke of Kent is killed when the No. 228 Sqn Sunderland taking him to Iceland crashes in poor visibility near Scotland.
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On weald of Kent I watched once more
Again I heard that grumbling roar
Of fighter planes; yet none were near
And all around the sky was clear
Borne on the wind a whisper came
'Though men grow old, they stay the same'
And then I knew, unseen to eye
The ageless Few were sweeping by
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