The Plane That Led D-Day

Sky History 2 HD

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Tuesday 10 December

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The story of the C-47 aircraft that took off from England to drop Allied fighting men into Normandy. After its rediscovery in 2015, it was restored for a transatlantic mission. However, engine problems threaten the endeavour, and emotions ran high as residents from Greenham Common - where the plane took off from the UK - recalled seeing it in its glory