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Glenn Miller Disappeared in 1944 — Plane Might Have Been Located
Glenn Miller went missing on Dec. 15, 1944, during a flight across the English Channel. What happened to him? His plane might have been found.
Glenn Miller was one of the greatest musicians of his age, but a tragedy cut his career short.
In the 1940s, big band leader Glenn Miller was all the rage, and his orchestra was at the top of the charts. The Glenn Miller Orchestra had more hits than Elvis Presley and the Beatles.
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But Miller’s music career was short-lived. The bandleader went missing on Dec. 15, 1944, during a flight across the English Channel. His disappearance is considered one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history, along with the disappearance of Amelia Earhart.
What happened to Glenn Miller?
Glenn Miller
At the time of his disappearance, Miller was enlisted in the Army Air Forces during World War II. He put his musical career on hold in 1942 to join the U.S. forces battling the Axis in Europe. While serving in the Army, Miller was named Director of Bands, and he formed the Army Air Forces Band.
General Dwight Eisenhower summoned Glenn Miller to Europe to help boost morale.
Major-General Dwight Eisenhower in 1942
With Miller at the lead, the Army Air Forces Band toured the U.S. to garner support for the war effort. Then, in 1943, Miller was summoned by General Dwight Eisenhower to put together entertainment for the U.S. troops in England.
Miller took his 60-member band across the pond in June 1944. Being closer to the front lines of the war, Miller and his band members had some close calls when the Germans bombed parts of the U.K.
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Following the invasion of France, Glenn Miller was set to play for Allied troops in Paris on Christmas Day in 1944.
Glenn Miller
Miller’s band was scheduled to perform for Allied troops in Paris on Christmas Day in 1944 and he planned to get to Paris early to coordinate accommodations, but the weather wasn’t cooperating. After two of his flights on Dec. 13 and 14 were canceled due to bad weather, Miller was able to hitch a ride on a Dec. 15 flight with his friend Colonel Norman Baessell.
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However, Miller’s plane never arrived in Paris after departing from the United Kingdom.
Glenn Miller
The flight wasn’t formally approved, as per standard military protocol, and Miller wasn’t officially listed on the flight manifest, so it wasn’t until the band arrived in Paris on Dec. 18 and Miller wasn’t there that an investigation started into his whereabouts.
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Miller was officially declared dead in December 1945, with his plane never being located.
Glenn Miller
Miller’s disappearance was officially announced to the press on Dec. 24, 1944. On Christmas Day, the Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra performed in Paris without him.
Miller was officially declared dead in December 1945. Today, it remains a mystery as to what happened to his plane as it flew over the English Channel. It’s unknown whether the plane went down due to German fire, friendly fire, weather conditions, or mechanical failure.
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Glenn Miller’s net worth was in the millions at the time of his death.
It’s estimated that Miller had a net worth of about $5 million at the time of his death. After his disappearance, he was given the Bronze Star Medal, and his official memorial headstone is located at Arlington National Cemetery.
Miller’s music is still played around the world today. Three of his recordings – “Moonlight Serenade,” “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” and “In The Mood” — were posthumously inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
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A fisherman claims he may have found Miller’s plane in 1987.
In 2019, reports circulated that Miller’s plane may have been found by a fisherman trawling the English Channel in 1987. When the fisherman told the Coast Guard what he’d found, they told him it was probably a “war grave” and to get rid of it, so he left it at the bottom of the English Channel, CBS reported in 2019.
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It’s believed that Glenn Miller’s plane crashed somewhere in the English Channel.
“In 1987 trawling in the English Channel, he pulled up an airplane wreck that he later realized looked like the kind of airplane that Glenn Miller disappeared in. He called the Coast Guard and described it. They said, ‘Well, if it’s a World War II plane it might be a war grave, just get rid of it,’” Ric Gillespie from the International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery explained.
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The fisherman didn’t know the importance of the discovery at the time, and was told to leave the potential grave alone.
Glenn Miller
The fisherman made a note of where he found the plane, but it wasn’t until years later that he saw a picture of what Miller’s Norseman aircraft looked like and realized that the wreckage he found might be of the plane that Miller was in.
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Miller’s plane was the only one of its type to go missing during the war.
Glenn Miller
Gillespie, who is also searching for Amelia Earhart’s missing plane, said that it should be easy to confirm the aircraft was the one that Miller was on. It was the only aircraft of its body and engine type to be reported missing during the war.
“You find the steel tube fuselage, you find the engine, you found the Miller airplane,” Gillespie said.
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Gillespie isn’t too optimistic about the report, though.
Glenn Miller
“Once you say, ‘We’re going to go out and find the Glenn Miller airplane,’ everyone holds their breath,” says Gillespie. “But it’s a c——–. This stuff is really hard and there’s a good chance you’re going to get skunked! That’s what this game is like. You can’t find something if you don’t try to find it but that’s the call we’re going to have to make.”
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For now, Gillespie is trying to dispel some common myths around Miller’s disappearance.
Glenn Miller
“Right now, if you really look at the facts of the case, there really isn’t much doubt at all that the airplane went down in the English Channel,” says Gillespie. “They probably just iced up and went into the channel. But we don’t know. With a mystery as popular and iconic as the Miller disappearance, there will always be conspiracy theories and adherence to other theories. Finding the wreckage answers the question finally. You can say, ‘There it is. We can now put that to bed.’ That’s what we’re out to do: replace mystery with documented history.”
Looking for the ‘RHOP’ cast’s ages? See how old the current stars of Bravo’s reality show ‘The Real Housewives of Potomac’ are.
The Gist:
- The Real Housewives of Potomac casts have diverse ages within multiple generations.
- The eldest RHOP star is over 20 years older than the youngest star.
- Each of the RHOP cast shares a birthday with several A-listers.
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The RHOP cast’s ages don’t make them the oldest active stars of the Real Housewives franchise: That title belongs to 66-year-old Real Housewives of New York City star Ramona Singer, Screen Rant reports.
But the women of The Real Housewives of Potomac do run the gamut from baby boomers to Gen X to millennials! Thanks to Famous Birthdays, we know the date of birth for each Potomac Housewife—and the celebs who celebrate birthdays on the same day!
Karen Huger is 63.
The oldest Housewife of the bunch—no shade!—is Karen Huger, one of the show’s original cast members. This “Grand Dame of the Potomac” has made a name for her with her successful fragrance and wig lines.
Karen was born on May 3, 1963, and shares a birthday with late singer James Brown, The Wonder Years star Dulé Hill, and Roc-A-Fella co-founder Damon Dash.
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Gizelle Bryant is 53.
Another O.G. star of RHOP, Gizelle Bryant is a philanthropist, a cosmetics entrepreneur, and now a published author, with her novel My Word hitting bookshelves in 2019.
Gizelle was born on Sept. 9, 1970, and shares a birthday with comedian Adam Sandler, singer Michael Bublé, and The Undoing star Hugh Grant.
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Robyn Dixon is 44.
Original RHOP Housewife Robyn Dixon is a full-time mom who somehow ekes out time to be a real estate investor and a fashion accessory mogul as well.
Robyn was born on March 31, 1979, and shares a birthday with reality star Kourtney Kardashian, comedian Kevin Hart, Jurassic World actor Chris Pratt, and Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine.
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Ashley Darby is 35.
The youngest of the original RHOP stars, Ashley Darby is a former Miss District of Columbia who went on to become a certified yoga instructor and a philanthropist.
Ashley was born on June 8, 1988, and shares a birthday with rapper Kanye West, late comedian Joan Rivers, and TV host Maria Menounos.
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Candiace Dillard Bassett is 35.
A RHOP Housewife since Season 3, Candiace Dillard Bassett has beauty-pageant roots, too: She was crowned Miss United States in 2013. The Atlanta native also worked in the White House Offices of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, too, and she became a recording artist with her R&B single “I See You.”
Candiace was born on Dec. 14, 1986, and shares a birthday with High School Musical alum Vanessa Hudgens, rapper Offset, and singer Tori Kelly.
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Wendy Osefo is 39.
The fifth season of the Bravo reality show saw Wendy Osefo join the cast. Bravo touts that this Maryland native is an award-winning Nigerian-American television personality and the founder and CEO of the 1954 Equity Project, LLC.
Wendy was born on May 21, 1984, and shares a birthday with late rapper Biggie Smalls, Olympic diver Tom Daley, musician Gotye, actor Mr. T, and Teen Mom 2 star Briana DeJesus.
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Mia Thornton is 38.
The newest RHOP Housewife, Mia Thornton joined the show for its sixth season. She earned a degree in neuromuscular massage therapy and owned Massage Envy spas before developing the Joint Chiropractic franchise with husband Gordon.
Mia was born on November 25, 1984, and shares a birthday with On My Block actor Diego Tonoco, Dead Like Me star Christina Applegate, Dancing With the Starsjudge Bruno Tonioli, and TODAY co-host Jenna Bush Hager.
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Nneka Ihim — 36
Nneka came to The Real Housewives of Potomac in Season 7 ready to flaunt her “drive and appreciation for the finer things in life.” Like any newbie, Nneka has stirred up some drama with her new castmates, particularly Wendy Osefo and her mother, Iyom Susan Okuzu.
Born on Sept. 11, 1987, Nneka was born on a day forever remembered by most people in the U.S. The Bravo newcomer shares her birthday with several celebrities, including Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris, Harry Connick, Jr., Amy Madigan, Virginia Madsen, and Moby.
The star of ‘Elvis’ is now dating model and fashion icon Kaia Gerber. Rumors of the two dating first began swirling in December 2021.
The Gist:
- Austin Butler’s current girlfriend is Kaia Gerber.
- Kaia is a model and actress, and you might recognize her as the daughter of model icon Cindy Crawford.
- Prior to dating Kaia, Austin was romantically linked to actress Vanessa Hudgens.
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January 2020 marked a turbulent period for Austin Butler, the star of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic, Elvis, and Kaia Gerber, who has appeared on the cover of Vogue, Love Magazine, and others.
Austin announced his split from his partner of nine years, Vanessa Hudgens, on Jan. 14, 2020. Meanwhile, Kaia sparked breakup rumors with The King of Staten Island writer and SNL star Pete Davidson on Jan. 17, 2020. Are Austin and Kaia dating now?
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Who is Austin Butler dating? Austin and Kaia sparked dating rumors in December 2021.
A prolific actor, Austin scored roles in Disney shows like Hannah Montana and Nickelodeon staples like Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, iCarly, and Zoey 101. Soon, he was appearing in projects like CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, and The Bling Ring. When did he start hanging out with Kaia?
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Austin and Vanessa Hudgens reportedly met on the set of High School Musical in 2005. They started dating in 2011, staying together for nine years. Meanwhile, Kaia was linked to Wellington Grant, Pete, and Jacob Elordi before she started spending time together with Austin in the second half of 2021.
Kaia and Austin have yet to confirm their relationship status. They were first snapped by paparazzi together after attending a hot yoga class on Dec. 21, 2021. They were then spotted on Feb. 14, 2022, while taking a casual stroll in London. On Feb. 17, they were seen again in Soho, New York.
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According to IMDb, Austin is currently working on Masters of the Air, a forthcoming TV show executive produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. Filming locations include Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, U.K., and Abingdon, Oxfordshire, and others. Austin’s new project with Baz Luhrmann, Elvis, is slated to be released on June 24, 2022. Austin plays the lead role.
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The rumors about Austin and Kaia took fans by surprise.
“What. Wasn’t Kaia Gerber just dating Jacob Elordi not too long ago? And now she’s together with Austin Butler? Damn, where does she get all these men? Please send some my way,” tweeted @olsensonfilm.
“But the 10-year age gap between Kaia and Austin though. Has she learned anything from Taylor Swift?” tweeted @AWeedInAGarden.
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Before meeting Kaia Gerber, Austin Butler sparked dating rumors with Lily-Rose Depp, Olivia DeJonge, and Cody Kennedy.
After his nearly decade-long relationship with Vanessa Hudgens ended in January 2020, Austin went on dates with Lily-Rose Depp and Olivia DeJonge, who plays Priscilla Presley in Elvis.
Austin and Lily-Rose put on a steamy display in August 2021, following a romantic dinner date in London. Lily-Rose split up with Timothée Chalamet in 2020, only to spark reunion rumors several times in 2021.
Austin and Olivia DeJonge sparked dating rumors several times in 2020 and 2021, but they didn’t make the relationship official. Before embarking on a long-term relationship with Vanessa, Austin was also linked to Cody Kennedy.
Elvis is slated to arrive in cinemas on June 24, 2022.
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