US Army Air Forces Station 486, Greenham Common, Berkshire, towards midnight on 5 June 1944. The rumble of 72 Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp engines builds to a crescendo as 36 Douglas C-47 Skytrains and C-53 Skytroopers roll for take-off, their destination Normandy, their objective to begin the Allied airborne assault on occupied Europe. Heading this first wave of paratroop-carrying transports is a C-47A named That's All, Brother, in the hands of 438th Troop Carrier Group commander Lt Col John M. Donalson and Lt Col David E. Daniel, boss of the 87th Troop Carrier Squadron - the latter accompanied by his dog. They will lead the phalanx towards drop zone 'A', ready for the men of the US Army's 101st Airborne Division to jump at 00.48hrs on 6 June - D-Day.
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机译：美国陆军空军驻地486年，格林汉普通，伯克郡于1944年6月5日午夜.72普拉特和惠特尼双黄黄蜂发动机的隆隆声为36道格拉斯C-47 Skytrains和C-53 Skytroopers卷起飞，他们的目的地诺曼底，他们的目的是开始对被占领欧洲的盟军的空中侵犯。前往这一枪支携带的运输是一个C-47a，这就是全部，兄弟，在第438个部队载体集团指挥官LT LT Col John M. Donalson和Lt Col David E. Daniel，第87个部队载体中队的老板 - 后者伴随着他的狗。他们将导致洛丹克斯走向下落区'A'，为美国陆军的第101次机载部门的男人准备好在6月6日在00.48HR中跳跃。
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