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"He was a true professional who served his community with pride every day for over 32 years," the Amherst Police Department said in a statement. I went through all the possibilities and knocked them down or verified them. After the interest by their appearance on the Antique's Roadshow, the family said they made contact with Mr Spragg, who is the senior consultant at the Glenn Miller Archive in the USA. Conducting Symposia He launched his investigation in 2009 at the behest of Millers son, Steven Davis Miller, who passed away in 2012. That winter was among the worst in modern history. Not sure if it was shot down or if it was just an accident. Monument in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut. Until now the most compelling explanation for Millers death was that his single-engined Noorduyn Norseman was struck by bombs dumped into the sea by RAF Lancaster bombers flying overhead as they returned from an aborted mission to Germany. The aircraft and its three occupants have never been found. Whereas, Portland Bill, where the fisherman snagged what he reports was a C-64-type airplane, is about 150 miles or 240 kilometers west of Beachy Head. WW2TV 30.9K subscribers Glenn Miller 's Last Flight - Mystery Solved On December 15th 1944 a single-engine UC-64 Norseman, departed from RAF Twinwood Farm in Clapham near Bedford, and. Spragg has penned a book on the subject of Miller's disappearance, called "Resolved." This sighting - which remained untold for more than 60 years - proved the star's plane took a major diversion on its way to Paris adding 40 miles onto the journey. The icing took three forms: engine icing, carburetor icing and induction ice, Spragg says. Mystery Behind GlennMiller's Death Solved. "He never spoke to anyone about it, but he obviously thought some thing to have done what he did." The fabric and lightweight Sitka Spruce wood wings and fuselage are long gone. Neither his body nor the wreckage of the plane was ever found, spawning dozens of elaborate conspiracy theories. The UC-64A Norseman disappeared over the English Channel in 1944 in one of World War Two's most enduring mysteries. It was unusual enough for Shaw to notice and remember it. Video, 00:00:54Notebook clue to Glenn Miller mystery, 'Well alight': Heath fire breaks out at a nature reserve in Poole, Police hunt group of teens in balaclavas after damage to vehicle, Group of teens wearing balaclavas 'cause criminal damage' to a parked vehicle, Blandford artist donates painting of Ram Major to Bovington army base, A35 in Bridport and Dorchester areas to undergo resurfacing, Police searching for missing man known to regularly visit Dorchester, Angry protests erupt over Greek rail disaster, Messages reveal battle over UK Covid policy, Isabel Oakeshott: Why I leaked minister's messages. Mike Harrington: His team looks good, even without Alex Tuch. The news broke most places on Christmas Day 1944, crammed onto front pages amid the blaring war headlines: Glenn Miller was missing. All other Norseman of the time have been accounted for, so perhaps the Miller mystery is nearing its end. Glenn Miller's plane took off from Bedford for Paris, on 15 December 1944, Ric Gillespie said TIGHAR was considering whether a physical search of the seabed was viable. The six-year investigation has produced the historic milestone that is Glenn Miller Declassified. Glenn Miller's death is a mystery that was never resolved. Show more. The deaths of Major Glenn Miller, Flight Officer John Morgan nor Lt.Col. Anxious to bring his band to troops on the European front, Miller took off from England on December 15, 1944, bound for Paris. As he watched the bombs drop, his bombardier said: Theres a kite (plane) down there. Shaw looked down and saw a plane that fit the description of the UC-64A carrying Miller. There, he played high school football and honed his skills on the trombone. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. A wreckage of a plane was found by fishermen there. Started orchestra in 1938. 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Norm Baessell on December 15, 1944 were NOT the result of friendly fire, nor any other fire, shooting nor bombs. Sign up to receive email updates and to hear what's going on with us! This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. Here is a link to my new, comprehensive interview about the Disappearance of Glenn Miller with the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, VA: For further and accurate information about Glenn Miller, you discover the truth in my critically praised and definitive biography Glenn Miller Declassified. Fewer people are alive who can remember it . "Once we realised that 'S' meant starboard and 'P' meant port, we knew that meant he was looking in an easterly direction. 2023 Colorado Public Radio. When he flicked through them one page opened up to him because Richard had placed a press clipping from 1969 between two particular pages. A pilot experiencing this often ignores or dismisses his instruments or cannot see them. Glenn Miller. The only reason his disappearance isn't well known today because it happened 76 years ago. To this day, the exact cause of the fatal crash and the death of those on the plane with him remains a mystery. Per Wikipedia, there's a Glenn Miller museum, two annual Glenn Miller festivals, and even a stretch of highway named after him. From memory, he was middle aged when he died during WWII. "But that was dependent on Miller's Norseman taking a very direct route from the north of London. He also participated in counter-propaganda campaigns against the Nazis. Video, 00:00:54, Isabel Oakeshott: Why I leaked minister's messages. Some believe that Colonel Baesell, who was a sort of fixer for Miller who made arrangements for gigs, hotels, and so on, pressured Morgan to take off regardless of the danger. This theory grew out of a tall tale told by one of the Lancaster pilots in a bar in South Africa in 1984, Spragg saysSo why not tell the story in 1944?. "Dennis was very interested but had been looking at the archives and said on that afternoon there were two Norseman aloft in Reading. Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 - disappeared December 15, 1944) was an American big-band trombonist, arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era. "You find the steel tube fuselage, you find the engine, you found the Miller airplane," Gillespie said. On Dec. 15, 1944, famed American bandleader . What Happened to Glenn Miller. I continue to welcome TIGHARs inquiry and dont wish to rule anything out. No record exists before 1954 that Glenn Miller's plane was knocked down by jettisoned bombs. I went through a logical process of elimination, Spragg says. Using flight logs and the discovery that another plane actually was accidentally bombed, Spragg has shot holes in the friendly-fire theory. Matthew Gaskill holds an MA in European History and writes on a variety of topics from the Medieval World to WWII to genealogy and more. Dennis Spragg, who represents the family and estate of Glenn. 1 post GLENN MILLER "MYSTERY" SOLVED AT LAST GLENN MILLER "MYSTERY" SOLVED AT LAST. The UC-64A was an unusual plane to be seen over the Channel in that weather. History Detectives, which will air The Disappearance of Glenn Miller, New Alex Craig and Christina Lynn-Craig Living Music Award to be granted spring 2023, 2023 Honors Competition winners announced, Historical musicology grad student presents Jane Austen Playlist. Congratulations to all participating student competitors and collaborative pianists! The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Ric Gillespie from the International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery, or TIGHAR, said an English fisherman has provided the most solid lead in decades on where to find the wreckage of Miller's plane. Notebook clue to Glenn Miller mystery. His band was to play for troops stationed in Paris and on R&R (rest and recreation) from their wartime duties. 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