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LORD ASHCROFT: It is one of the two world war's most enduring mysteries. Why was Flight 777A, a civilian plane, shot down by German pilots on its way from Portugal to Britain, with the deaths of all those on board? on the morning of the fateful flight, June 1, 1943, while Europe was in the midst of the deadliest war ever known, civilian aircraft were considered off-limits to attack. There existed a convention that was widely adhered to by both the Allies and the Axis powers to honor civilian planes from countries not involved in the hostilities.