Some 23,400 airborne troops landed in Normandy from 822 aircraft and gliders
Nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed on D-Day, made up of major forces from the U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada and 12 other Allied nations. . It was the largest amphibious invasion and the largest paratrooper assault in history.
The paratroopers were badly scattered. Low clouds and fog over the peninsula made navigation difficult, and even trained pathfinders had trouble locating and marking the desired drop zones. The T-5 parachute assembly, was the type used by most U.S. Army paratroopers during World War II. When the paratrooper jumped from an aircraft, the static line pulled the cover from the backpack and released the parachute. Americans were the only airborne forces to use reserve parachutes in World War II. Paratroopers carried a length of rope to lower themselves in case they landed in a tree.
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