August 24

An RAF sergeant sits alone by his Hurricane at a Kentish dispersal point on the night of August 24, 1940, writing a letter he will not finish. Crew hut light visible in the background.

The Last Entry

24 August 1940. An RAF sergeant at Biggin Hill tries to write home after the Windsor Broadcast. He doesn't finish the thought. The letter was found in his effects. He was killed eight days later.

The Windsor Cables: Edward VIII and the Peace of Lisbon