The Plane that Led D-Day
The Plane that Led D-Day

The Plane that Led D-Day

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2019
1 Season 3 Episodes
Documentary

On the night of 5th June, 1944, a C-47 paratrooper aircraft, nicknamed "That’s All, Brother" took off from England, heading in the early hours of June 6th, to drop Allied fighting men into Normandy. A chance discovery in 2015 led a scramble to save the aircraft, after standing for decades forgotten in a scrapyard. This UK premiere traces the story of an American icon, it’s reconstruction and hazardous Transatlantic mission to honour America’s fallen in Europe.

Status: Ended
First Air Date: 6/7/2019

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Miniseries

3 episodes

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