Whipple was behind the controls of an Airspeed Horsa the day of the invasion. Tow planes delivered Jack and hundreds of other fearless flyers to the air over Northern France. “After we landed we became infantry men.” Ninety-seven-year-old Millcreek, Utah, resident John “Jack” Whipple (pictured above) piloted one of the hundreds of gliders to set down in the fields of France on that June morning. Most parachuted in, but over a thousand landed in Normandy inside gliders made of plywood. Over 150,000 American, British, and Canadian troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, but over 15,000 airborne soldiers dropped in behind enemy lines on D-Day. Here is the story of one brave Veteran who was there.ĭ-Day, June 6, 1944, the largest amphibious invasion in history. June 6 is the 74 th anniversary of D-Day when we pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice at Normandy and honor those who lived to fight another day.
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