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Events on Tuesday 25 August 1942 1
1902 – 1942Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902-1942)Died 25 August 1942, aged 39Prince George, Duke of Kent, was the fourth son of King George V and a younger brother of George VI. He was killed when an RAF Sunderland flying boat crashed in Caithness, Scotland, while he was on active service. He was the first member of the British royal family in centuries to die on military duty.