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HDSI - The Disappearance of Glenn Miller

Season 11 Episode 2 | 54m 41s

In 1944, bandleader Glenn Miller boarded a plane for Paris and was never seen or heard from again. Can the History Detectives find out what happened?

Aired: 07/07/14
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