The Plane that Led D-Day
en
PG-13
June 2019
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.
First Air Date:
2019-06-07
Last Air Date:
2019-06-07
Status:
Ended
Original Country:
GB
Original Language:
en
Number of Seasons:
1
Number of Episodes:
3
Director:
Nicholas M. Coleman