tramps:
the elite of this country allowed Semphill to get away with his treachery.
Birds of a feather, old boy. Birds of a feather! The really shocking betrayal of this country by the aristocracy, including Royalty, was set to happen 10 May 1941 at Dungavel House, the home of the 14th Duke of Hamilton, an Air Commodore who was on duty that night at RAF Turnhouse and responsible inter alia for the Air Defence of Scotland. Another Duke though was present at Dungavel, the Duke of Kent, the King's brother, also serving in the RAF as a Group Captain. The airstrip lights were seen to go on but were extinguished about 15 minutes later. The reception committee dispersed.
Later it was learned that an ME110 had crashed not far away near Eaglesham and the pilot captured, having bailed out. He identified himself as Alfred Horne, a friend of the Duke of Hamilton who he asked to speak to. He was soon identified as the Reich Deputy Fuhrer, Albert Hess. His subsequent movements are sketchy, reportedly being held in the Tower of London and Abergaveny.
The Duke of Hamilton was defended in Parliament by Sir Archibald Sinclair, the Secretary of State for Air, saying that "the conduct of the Duke of Hamilton has been in every respect honourable and proper".
On 25 August 1942 the Duke of Kent died in the crash of Sunderland III W4026 on Eagles Mount above Loch More, which bordered the estate of Sir Archibald Sinclair, the Secretary of State for Air. Prince George was supposedly en route from Invergordon to Iceland and hence Newfoundland. Only the tail gunner Andy Jack survived, though he had initially been counted as dead. The final headcount of 15 bodies and the one survivor exceeded the official SOB by one. The Duke's body was found to have a briefcase attached to his wrist by a chain. It was stuffed with high denomination Swedish Kroner Banknotes.
The BOI report is missing.
Rudolph Hess's supposed peregrinations ended finally at Spandau Prison Berlin on 17 August 1987. Death was by hanging, evidenced by the only horizontal ligature suicide known to medical science. Was the dead man Hess?
The Beeb is never likely to run with this story, but other broadcasters have, and Google as always is your friend....