What year did Glenn Miller disappear?

Answer 1

Miller was scheduled to fly from London to Paris on Dec. 12, 1944 to make preparations for the AAF Band's Christmas concert. London was badly fogged in and the flight was postponed several times. He became increasingly frustrated with the delays, so on the afternoon of Dec. 15 he took a chance on an unscheduled flight from Twinwood Airfield. The pilot was terribly underqualified for bad weather conditions and either:

- crashed into the English Channel due to ice buildup in the plane's carburetor, which had recently been repaired in an effort to correct icing problems.

- apparently strayed into a bomb-drop area just as a group of returning RAF and AAF planes were jettisoning unused blockbusters. Two navigators reported seeing a small plane hit by one of the bombs, and while there will never be any way to know for sure, it's probable that they were the last people to see the plane carrying Major Miller.

Several other hypotheses have surfaced in recent years, but all have flaws and contradictions. See the Related Question for a summary.

Answer 2

He enlisted in the Army Air Force in 1942, and was officially commissioned as a Captain in October of that year. In 1944 he was promoted to Major.

Answer 3

1942. He first applied to the Navy but was rejected, then approached the Army and was given a Captain's commission in the Army Air Force.

Answer 4

No one knows exactly, but the most recent research indicated that the plane's carburetor iced up and they crashed into the English Channel shortly after leaving the English coast.

Answer 5

15th December 1944

Answer 6

1937

Answer 7

England.