The Daredevils of D-Day - Part 1

Amazing War Stories by Amazing History Enterprises

Jun 6, 202446:48Society & Culture

In the late hours of hours of June 5th, 1944 six Horsa gliders, towed by Halifax bombers made their way across the channel. Inside the lead glider, codenamed Chalk 91, sat 30 men readying themselves for one of the most d...

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