Name: The Plane That Led D-Day
Released: 2019-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary · History

Following a group of restorers as they attempt to make a fragile plane airworthy in time for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The C-47 paratrooper aircraft, nicknamed `That's All, Brother', was to drop allies into Normandy.

2019 · 54m

EPISODE 1

Finding History

Found in a scrapyard in 2015, the C-47 aircraft that led the D-Day landings was reconstructed for a transatlantic mission to honour the fallen.
EPISODE 2

Take Off

Engine problems threaten the restoration, and emotions run high as residents from Greenham Common, where the plane took off from the UK, remember seeing it in its glory.
EPISODE 3

A Timeless Relic

The restoration is complete and relatives of the original crew share their incredible stories as they board the aircraft. It remains to be seen if it will survive a gruelling voyage over the Atlantic.