How WW2's D-Day began with a death-defying mission | BBC News

Eighty years ago on 6 June, D-Day, the largest land, air and naval operation in history was unleashed to fight the Nazis – led by a group of British troops who crash-landed in Normandy in six flimsy gliders. In 1984, the man who led this mission gave an extraordinary account to the BBC. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #DDay #WorldWarTwo #BBCNews