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- From Roy W. Rocholl
- x-92898 rrocholl@usa.alcatel.com
- 3-15-1
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- I'm going to have to dispute Mr. Callaghan's and Mr.
Birdsall's story.
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- My father was a great fan of Glenn Miller. He was pretty
sure that Dec. 15, 1944 was the "Day the Music Died." But he
was there.
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- He went to Europe in late summer 1944 commanding one
of the first squadrons of A-26 bombers. The A-26 was a late entry in the
war. My father had been an instructor in Louisiana on B-26's when the A-26
came out. He started instructing on A-26's, then when they were ready to
go, he led one of the initial deployments.
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- The A-26 was a very advanced attack bomber. Twin-engine,
overpowered, full of electronics and radar. He said that he felt very secure
that the planes could get them home every time, in any weather.
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- By Dec. 15, they were operating out of the Paris area.
Being fly-boys, they didn't let a little thing like a war stand in the
way of their taste for good Scotch whiskey. They couldn't get it in Paris,
so they would make regular trips to the U.K. for booze. That day, he had
flown to the U.K. on a booze run. He said that the weather was bad, but
it was December in England. So what's new? When he was loading up and getting
ready to leave for Paris, his dream came true. He met Glenn Miller.
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- Miller was getting ready to leave in the little plane
they were going on. My father said that he told them it was rediculous
to try to fly that little thing to Paris in that weather. If they would
just get on his airplane, he was headed that way and would get them there
in half the time, safely. They declined. So he loaded up and left.
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- Soon after he got to Paris the nesw broke that Glenn
Miller's airplane was late and had not been heard from. He always said
that he should have tried harder to get them to ride with him.
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- My question is, if Glenn Miller died in Paris with a
prostitute, when and how? My father was one of the last people to see him
alive. And they were getting on the airplane.
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- Thanks
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- Roy W. Rocholl
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- Readers will be aware that the 10th annual UFO congress
took place last week and Graham Birdsall had intended to draw up a diary
via email from the congress, technical problems have prevented this but
a full report by Graham will be delivered on his return next week.
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- Shortly before leaving for Laughlin, Graham drew up the
following short but interesting article for newsletter subscribers...
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- How Did Glenn Miller Die?
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- By Graham W. Birdsall
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- For those who like a mystery, particularly of an aviation
ilk, the following story should fit the bill!
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- Ever wondered why the United States allows Hollywood
to alter history? Hereís a short, but nonetheless fascinating article
concerning a missing aircraft who carried a famous passenger. Somehow,
one couldnít see James Stewart accepting the role of Glenn Miller
had he been made aware of the following facts...ÝÝ
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- It was the winter of 1944 and the Allies were continuing
to push towards the Rhine and heartland of Hitlerís evil Nazi empire.
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- The Normandy landings on 6 June that year had paved the
way for liberating much of France and its capital, Paris.
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- Air corridors between Britain and France had been secured
to allow flights to and from that part of mainland Europe to journey without
fighter escort.
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- For one man in particular, the absence of enemy aircraft
provided an opportunity to travel to Paris where he could continue to bring
pleasure to thousands of troops and civilians in his own inimitable style.
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- Captain Glenn Miller, aged 40, was one of the worldís
most successful big band leaders of the 1940s and at the height of his
career.
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- He had already given 71 concerts to more than 250,000
troops when he left for France with just the pilot and another passenger
on 15 December 1944.
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- DISASTER STRIKES
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- Miller boarded a single-engine Norseman aircraft at RAF
Twinwoods, near Bedford, and was due to play a series of concerts in France.
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- According to the US military announcement less than 24
hours later, Captain Millerís flight never arrived, and he was presumed
lost over the English Channel.
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- News of his death sent shock waves around the world,
and it was particularly felt back home in the United States, where Miller
had sprung to fame with such memorable hits as Moonlight Serenade, In the
Mood and A String of Pearls.
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- Such was Millerís impact on the musical gender
of that era, post-war Hollywood later immortalised him in The Glenn Miller
Story, with the late James Stewart playing the lead role, trombone and
all.
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- ENTER DR. ULFKOTTE
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- While researching material for a book entitled Classified
Matters, German researcher Dr. Udo Ulfkotte stumbled across US secret service
files which shed new light on Glenn Millerís death.
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- The author has already caused a storm of controversy
in Germany with revelations of high-ranking politicians in the former West
Germany being photographed by intelligence operatives alongside known prostitutes.
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- Dr. Ulfkotte was researching in Washington when he came
across hitherto classified documents which quoted US intelligence and military
figures as being informed that Miller had died of a heart attack in the
arms of a prostitute in Paris after collapsing on her bed.
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- Dr. Ulfkotte says that the files prove that Millerís
family and the public were deceived.
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- ìIt is a typical example of the cover-up of that
period,î he told the mass-circulation German publication Bild.
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- In 1985, British underwater diver Clive Ward, discovered
a single-engine Norseman aircraft some six-and-a-half miles off the French
coast. While many believed this to be Glenn Millerís aircraft, it
had no registration number and there were no human remains either inside
or in the surrounding area.
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- Historians have also pointed out that at no time was
any distress call registered.
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- Unlike other legendary figures whose untimely deaths
saw mile-long processions at the resultant funeral wake, for Glenn Millerís
closest family members and friends, there was no body to mourn over, but
his music lives on as venues around the world resound to themes which are
instantly recognised and enjoyed by a new generation of fans.
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- Painful though the circumstances of his death must be
to those who knew and loved him most, the real tragedy is that no one can
be certain where Glenn Miller was finally laid to rest.
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- A final homecoming is long overdue...Ý
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- *****
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- Nothing to do with UFOs or Aliens but donít you
just love a mystery?
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- And itís mysteries that take us to North Eastern
Britain and also into the Midlands. UFO mysteries to be precise.
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- Images and reports have been posted on the website http://www.ufomag.co.uk/
you can access the stories via NEWSFLASH on the main page and if you have
your ëRealí player installed I have included the sound track
from some footage shot over the Midlands last month. I have included stills
but the actual footage would show nothing at the resolution available to
us via web video.
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- There are also a couple of interesting quotes from John
Glenn and also Arthur C. Clarke making unusual and out of character references
to extraterrestrial life in our own back yard.
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- Graham returns to the country next week and will be ready
to share the information gathered from the 10th Annual UFO Congress out
in Laughlin Nevada with everyone so until the next time.
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- Bye for now, Russel Callaghan
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- Another WWII aircraft mystery...
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- http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_639000/639093.stm
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