Glenn Miller - Missing over the English Channel
Glenn Miller, U.S. Army Major and band leader
Missing: December 15, 1944 in a plane over the English Channel
Type Plane:
Norseman UC-64, a single engine aircraft. USAAF Tail Number 44-70285
Total Persons on Board:
Three (Flight Officer John Morgan, Major Glenn Miller and Lt. Col. Norman F. Baessell)
Weather:
Reported as "terrible weather conditions which existed between London and Paris."
Flight Route:
Disappeared on flight between London and Paris.
Area Believed Crashed:
English Channel
Reason for flight:
Transportation to Paris where he was to join his band (they had preceded him) to perform at the opening of SHAEF Headquarters at Versailles, which was being moved from London to Paris.
Search efforts:
At the time, there was a war going on. No real search effort reported.
Background:
In October 1942, Miller disbanded his orchestra and joined the US Army Air Force with the rank of captain and assembled a quality dance band to perform for the troops. When the troops moved to England, Miller's band followed. On December 14, 1944, Miller got on a plane to Paris. The plane never arrived. It crashed somewhere over the English Channel. Miller's death was mourned by music lovers all over the world, and he was heralded as a hero worldwide. The movie The Glenn Miller Story, starring Jimmy Stewart, was filmed in 1953 as a tribute to Miller. In fact, the Glenn Miller Orchestra still plays today.
Link
http://www.check-six.com/lib/Famous_Missing/Glenn_Miller_Flight.htm
Glenn Miller, U.S. Army Major and band leader
Missing: December 15, 1944 in a plane over the English Channel
Type Plane:
Norseman UC-64, a single engine aircraft. USAAF Tail Number 44-70285
Total Persons on Board:
Three (Flight Officer John Morgan, Major Glenn Miller and Lt. Col. Norman F. Baessell)
Weather:
Reported as "terrible weather conditions which existed between London and Paris."
Flight Route:
Disappeared on flight between London and Paris.
Area Believed Crashed:
English Channel
Reason for flight:
Transportation to Paris where he was to join his band (they had preceded him) to perform at the opening of SHAEF Headquarters at Versailles, which was being moved from London to Paris.
Search efforts:
At the time, there was a war going on. No real search effort reported.
Background:
In October 1942, Miller disbanded his orchestra and joined the US Army Air Force with the rank of captain and assembled a quality dance band to perform for the troops. When the troops moved to England, Miller's band followed. On December 14, 1944, Miller got on a plane to Paris. The plane never arrived. It crashed somewhere over the English Channel. Miller's death was mourned by music lovers all over the world, and he was heralded as a hero worldwide. The movie The Glenn Miller Story, starring Jimmy Stewart, was filmed in 1953 as a tribute to Miller. In fact, the Glenn Miller Orchestra still plays today.
Link
http://www.check-six.com/lib/Famous_Missing/Glenn_Miller_Flight.htm
