You are right, Jagd:
Glenn Miller was flying a Norseman, when he disappeared over the Channel.
There is a repaint out there for a FS2000 bird made by Brian Gladden in 2002 (which works in CFS2 with minor changes), .
From the readme of the skin:
This particular Norseman was repainted by Bruce Long
and released on December 15, 2004 as a tribute to
US Airmy Air Corps Major Alton Glenn Miller (1904-1944).
Major Miller was a passenger and one of three Army Aircorps personnel
who boarded a Noordyun Norseman bearing tail number 44-70285
on December 15, 1944.
At 1:55pm in the afternoon, the plane lifted off from Twinwood Farms Airfield just north of Bedford, England
enroute to France.
It never arrived and although the wreckage has never been found, it is presumed that the plane went down in the English Channel.
The most popular accepted theory is that Miller and the other two officers were victims of friendly fire.
During the war, it was common for Allied bomberswhich were returning from raids in Germany, to jetison their loads into the
Channel to reduce the hazards associated with landing with a full load of bombs.
According to information attained during an investigation (in later years),
Miller's plane would have been over the Channel at about the same time a flight of British Lancasters was returning from an unsuccessful raid
in German territory.
In fact, several individuals came forth in later years and stated that they had indeed witnessed an unidentified aircraft below them at about 1500
feet.
The plane reportedly spiraled out of control and into the water.
Glenn Miller's music still finds a faithful following and he is possibly the
most remembered big band leader of the 30s-40s era. His unique sound was copied by many
aspiring bands but was never fully duplicated. For more information on Glenn Miller, simply
type his name into your favorite search engine... and be sure to visit the sites of the
current Glenn Miller Orchestra and the Glenn Miller Museum at Twinwood Farms.
As a side note, Cees Donker has created, for CFS2, a very historically accurate rendition
of Twinwood Farms. You can find it in the CFS2 Scenery Downloads at
www.sim-outhouse.com.
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Please don`t ask me, where I found it - Probably simviation or flighsim.com
And finally a question by me: I have no idea, which unit he belonged to, probably some higher staff - but of 8th or 9th Air Force?
