What It Was Like to Fly Without an Engine in a Glider on D-Day

June 6th, 1944. Four o'clock in the morning, a field near Hiesville, Normandy. A glider with no engine comes in over the treetops in the dark, with the wind behind it. It cannot climb and it cannot go around. At the controls is Lieutenant Colonel Mike Murphy This is what it was like inside a Waco CG-4A on D-Day: the seats, the jobs, the field, the landing, and who walked away. 00:00 Intro 01:55 Part 1: Why send men into battle with no engine? 06:20 Part 2: Finding one small field at night 09:26 Part 3: The lead glider: who walks away? 13:33 Part 4: Why daylight cost more than the dark 17:12 Outro Subscribe and enjoy a video!