The Plane that Led D-Day

The Plane that Led D-Day(2019)

Ended
June 7, 2019
45 min/episode

1

Season

3

Episodes

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.

Seasons

Miniseries

Miniseries

3 episodes • 2019

Crew

Executive Producer

Nik Goldman

Networks

Sky History

Details

Original Language

en

Country of Origin

GB

Type

Miniseries

Production

Espresso Media International