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The Plane that Led D-Day

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  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: June 7, 2019
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 3
  • Networks: Sky History
  • Genres: Documentary

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The Plane that Led D-Day(2019)

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Overview

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.

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3 episodes • 2019

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1Episode 1Jun 7, 20190.0
2Episode 2Jun 7, 20190.0
3Episode 3Jun 7, 20190.0

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