 Howard died in 1943 when flying to Bristol from Lisbon, on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines/BOAC Flight 777.The aircraft, "G-AGBB" a Douglas DC-3, was shot down by "Luftwaffe" Junkers Ju 88C6 maritime fighter aircraft over the Atlantic (off Cedeira, A Coruña).Howard was among the 17 fatalities, including four KLM flight crew.