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January 7th, 2012 
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David Wilkes
Last updated at 9:45 PM on 6th January 2012
Mystery: The cause of swing musician Glenn Miller’s death in 1944 has sparked many conspiracy theories
For almost 70 years, Glenn Miller’s death in a wartime plane crash over the Channel has been a source of fascination and speculation.
Neither the great American bandleader’s body nor the wreckage were ever found, leading to countless claims of a cover-up.
But now a previously unreported sighting of the doomed plane has emerged in a teenage planespotter’s notebook – and seems to shatter the main theory over Miller’s death.
The popular explanation suggested that after taking off from England on December 15, 1944, for Paris, where he was due to give a series of morale-boosting concerts to troops, Miller’s Norseman light aircraft was hit by a bomb jettisoned by an RAF Lancaster returning to England after an aborted raid on Germany.
But now it has emerged that Richard Anderton, then 17, jotted in his notebook how he saw Miller’s plane that day east of Reading – and west of London – flying in an east-south-east direction towards the Sussex coast.
The timings suggest the Norseman was miles away from the bomb jettison zone over the Channel.
The significance of the sighting was established after the notebook was taken to a BBC Antiques Roadshow event for valuation by relatives of Mr Anderton, who died in 1982.
The Notebook: The Glenn Miller archive in Colorado is satisfied that the highlighted line ‘1 Norseman going ESE’ refers to Miller’s plane
Eyewitness: Richard Anderton who noted his sighting of Miller’s plane in his logbook
It supports the original, official version of events that Miller’s plane crashed in the sea due to pilot or mechanical error.
Dennis Spragg, historian at the Glenn
Miller Archive in Colorado, U.S., which has authenticated Mr Anderton’s
sighting, said: ‘One theory for the cause of the crash was that the
pilot strayed east into a restricted zone for bombers and the plane was
struck by friendly fire.
‘But by December 1944, when the Allies
were in control of northern France, it would have been extremely
problematic to have a bomb jettison zone off the south coast because of
the location of transport routes for aircraft and pipelines under the
Channel. It is likely the restricted area was further east towards the
North Sea.
‘This document is very important
because it shows the pilot was flying on the right route and was on
schedule and didn’t fly to the east as speculated.’
Other more outlandish theories have
suggested that Miller, best known for his hit In The Mood, was a spy and
made it to France, or was captured by the Germans.
Mr Anderton’s notebook, valued at
£1,000, is featured on the Antiques Roadshow tomorrow. He was working at
a factory at Woodley Airfield in Berkshire when he saw the plane and
made a note of it.
But he did not realise it might be
Miller’s until 1969 when he read a newspaper article about him. He
didn’t mention it to anyone, and it was only after he died that his
family found the notebook.
A plane similar to the UC-64 Norseman light aircraft Miller was flying in
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What happened to the plane Glenn Miller was in is still a mystery, but his music continues to be admired as they were professional musicians. Thank you foir the wonderful music
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if nothing else a plaque marking the site as a war grave would be a nice tribute for Glenn and the others who died in that aircraft. – DB1, Nottingham ENGLAND, 06/1/2012 15:50 ******************* And how do you propose a plaque be attached to the English Channel?
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“Richard Anderton didn’t know the Norseman might be Miller’s plane until 1969 when he read a newspaper article about the 25th anniversary of his death and realised he had observed it on that day in 1944. Even then he didn’t mention it to anyone and it wasn’t until after he died in 1982, aged 55, that his younger brother Sylvan Anderton opened the book.”…………………..This might seem a silly question but, if Richard Anderton didn’t mention to anyone (as you claim) that he knew this was Glenn Miller’s aircraft how do you know he realised it in 1969?
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One day, should the remains of the aircraft be found, I hope that this great musicians remains can be repatriated to the USA so he may be given a funeral with full honours. Glenn Miller was amongst the greatest musicians of the 20th century, becoming a truly enigmatic figure upon his untimely death.
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I miss Glenn Miller 🙁
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So why is Maj. Alton Glenn Miller’s name on the Madingley Wall of The Missing and Lt. Col Norman Baessell is not?
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Love Glenn Miller — may he rest in peace. “In the Mood” is my favorite song ever. His talent lives on…
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Good work! This is the sort of amateur detective work which shed light on the deaths of Douglas Bader and Guy Gibson… So, when you clear out your old Dad’s wartime memorabilia, check it for useful information, folks!
– Muso, UK, 6/1/2012 14:22
Douglas Bader survived the war and lived to a ripe old age….
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Good work! This is the sort of amateur detective work which shed light on the deaths of Douglas Bader and Guy Gibson… So, when you clear out your old Dad’s wartime memorabilia, check it for useful information, folks! ………….Muso………..Please get your facts right. I had the pleasure to meet Douglas Bader in the early 1970’s and he was a great man. I believe he died of old age and know that he didn’t disappear during the war.
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I love Glenn Miller’s music and I often wonder what our music would be like today if he, George Gershwin
and Buddy Holly had not died so young. Each was a great musician in their own right but also very innovative
in their own era and with their own music style.
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