-Caveat Lector- Well this story I do not believe is true; and, further I have a picture of Glen Miller, a snap shot, standing in front of a brick wall with my brother in law who was stationed at East Wycombe (bomber pilot) during WWII.....this was the last picture taken of Miller to my knowledge.
Back maybe in 1987 my sister found the picture which had slipped behind a dresser drawer - full of memorandum, etc., and the New York Times did a story on it..... My brother in law in the story told Miller not go go that night - the weather was furious......and I believe no way anybody could have seen this small plane - he had told Miller no experienced flyer would take a plane like his out on a night like that. So - when saw this photo - which the New York Times used - I thought, my gosh it looks like they are to be shot before a firing squad with that brick wall behind them. During WWII this bunch dropped a lot of bombs on German - some of which contained the melted down plates of William Hogarth...... So this friendly fire bit, well some of these guys are getting pretty old - maybe truth in both stories - only remember the inclement weather bit - Years ago when I used to go with a young Navy Lt. Commander, we would go out to Port Columbus where they had this big light shining up in the air - he could tell if he would fly the next day using this light.....if the weather was bad - we would stay out later going to the old Monkey Bar Club at the old Port Columbus.......that was long ago but nobody took any chances with a pilots life then if the weather would be bad, cloudy, etc...... At least the Navy did not. So Miller took nobody's advice; he had a mission as I recall - how to salvage American planes shot down and their return.....at least this was part of the story. So in the picture Miller looked very handsome, but he sure as hell could not compare to Phil - who was more handsome - some saidi he looked like a movie star - but he was also a hero with evry medal but the top two and a croix d'guerre (with palm means he got it twice and kissed by Degalle)...... It was then he used the old line so often used with the real men in that war who some it is said "flew by the seat of their pants" - blind flying, was really blind flying.....but he said there was a war going on, and he was just another trumpet player. Good guy though......but I never liked his music.......would rather go to war playing Dixie than Little Brown Jug. My brother in law only made one mistake that my sister caught - a picture of two young officers, and a woman - he was beaming in the picture - but my sister said "okay, who took the picture"........ A picture is worth a thousand words but there was, a war going on..... Saba <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
