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How did Glen Miller die?

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Aviation accident and incident


Just so, what really happened to Glenn Miller?

Miller never boarded the plane, but was assassinated after Gen. Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower sent him on a secret mission one or two days earlier to negotiate a surrender from Nazi Germany. He made it to Paris, where he died of a heart attack in a bordello.

One may also ask, where Did Glenn Miller die? Glenn Miller 'died under hail of British bombs' On December 15 1944, a single-engined Noorduyn Norseman aircraft left Twinwood Farm airbase in south-east England for Paris, carrying the hottest big-band leader of the era, Glenn Miller. Within two minutes, the plane had vanished into the fog for ever.

Furthermore, when did Glenn Miller die?

December 15, 1944

Did Glenn Miller die in World War II?

Popular big band leader Glenn Miller lost his life in a plane crash during the Second World War. For many, Glenn Miller's music (especially his most famous hit, “In The Mood”) is the sound of the WWII era. When he died, he was mourned throughout the United States.

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