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| Date: | Friday 15 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 44-70285 |
| MSN: | 550 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Twinwood Farm |
| Paris |
The Norseman was carrying the famous musician and band leader Glenn Miller from Twinwood Farm Airfield in Bedfordshire to Paris when it disappeared over the Channel.
Sources:
https://people.com/music/glenn-miller-vanished-mysterious-plane-crash-theories/
https://books.google.fr/books?id=usgtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT229&lpg=PT229&dq=44-70285+norman&source=bl&ots=oeWDHW_Wk0&sig=ACfU3U0ri6x1K4685DpLA9SAwAjTQknQzw&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiex7D24fnfAhUMlxQKHZxyB0gQ6AEwAXoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=44-70285%20norman&f=false
https://www.dennismspragg.com/glenn-miller-declassified/inside/stormy-weather/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Apr-2010 03:21 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Apr-2010 03:23 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 27-Apr-2010 12:12 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 10-Dec-2010 22:24 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 04-Sep-2011 07:40 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Nov-2011 13:33 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Dec-2012 03:47 | knobby | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Dec-2012 01:11 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, ] |
| 17-Dec-2012 01:56 | harro | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jan-2019 11:45 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 13-Mar-2019 13:37 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 07-Dec-2020 20:28 | TB | Updated [Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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