The Plane that Led D-Day (2019 - 2019)

Name: The Plane that Led D-Day
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-06-07

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 Aired: 2019-06-07
Seasons: 1 seasons

Video Providers

MiniseriesEpisode 145 min

Episode 1

Found in a scrap yard in 2015, the C-47 that led the D-Day landings was reconstructed for a transatlantic mission to honour the fallen. This is its incredible story.