The Questionable ''Death'' of Glen Miller

By Crusader1307

Even today nearly 70 years after His ‘’death’’ – the name of Glen Miller is well known. While not the only Bandleader to specialize in ‘’Big Band’’ Music, it was many of Miller’s orchestrations that are still played and sampled even today. Miller and Hi Orchestra were seen as an important piece of American and Allied morale at the onset of American involvement in World War II (1941). He and His Band were drafted into Military Service (The Army Air Corps), and served as the ‘’official face’’ of The American Fighting Man. Miller (commissioned a Major), was setting up one of His last Overseas Concerts when His small aircraft mysterious went down in The English Channel. With it’s wreckage (and human remains) still unfound, Miller and His demise sparked MANY conspiracy theories as to just how He (and several other passengers) died.

One theory was that Miller was chosen for an assassination mission in an aircraft which suffered mechanical problems. As such, when the aircraft went down – The US and British Governments did NOT want the wreckage found. Miller was declared ‘’Killed in Action’’. Another version, has Miller, not quite so the ‘’wholesome American’’ as His image portrayed. Miller was said to have suffered a heart attack and died in a Paris ‘’House of Ill Repute’’. To spare His Widow and The Army Air Corps image – Miller was secretly cremated and the ‘’crash’’ story was created.

Another more fanciful take, it that Miller was abducted by Aliens. For several weeks prior, ‘’Foo Fighter’’ sightings were increasing over The Channel. Some state that Miller and His aircraft were simply taken by such Aliens (which is why no a trace of wreckage was or has ever been found). But it is the last theory which seems to garner the most believability. This theory states that while Miller was cleared to fly over The Channel at a specified altitude, His overall Mission (setting up a surprise concert in France), was kept secret. It has been verified that a Squadron of English Lancaster Bombers were in flight in the direct vicinity. With their orders (radioed) to abort their Mission, The Bombers would have disposed of their Ordnance (live) – over The Channel. They did this. It is theorized that Miller’s aircraft literally flew threw a ‘’rain of heavy ordnance’’, which would have severely damaged the airplane (even causing it to break-up in flight). The surviving wreckage would have been scattered for miles.

In 2015, several Exploration Groups that specialize in searching for and recovering Historical Aircraft lost at Sea – began yet another search for the elusive wreckage of Major Glen Miller’s aircraft. Perhaps ‘’something’’ will be found this time.