Swallows, Ravens and Leslie Howard - Espionage during WWII and beyond

Swallows and Ravens were used beyond the Iron Curtain to woo influential and significant figures within NATO and western intelligence, striking lasting relationships as trade for information while playing on the desperation of their targets. Leslie Howard was best known for his role as Ashley in Gone With the Wind. While supposedly on tour he was really undertaking secret service employment during WWII. His plane was shot down over the Bay of Biscay with the knowledge of his bosses.