The first heliborne troops were disembarking at a dozen different locations half an hour before sunrise.
The troops later disembarked at New York on 29 April.
Drills were conducted which found the French troops could embark and disembark from the ships in just seven minutes.
Once the gliders landed, the troops and equipment would disembark and enter combat.
The real worry was how quickly the troops would disembark under hostile fire.
Phule gazed intently back at where his troops had disembarked, trying to see what was happening.
The destroyer screened the transports as troops disembarked, shooting down several attacking aircraft during the first two days.
As she watched, both trucks stopped and more than half a dozen troops disembarked from each.
With such ships "troops could move quickly close into shore and disembark under protection of the ships' guns."
"How are the troops getting on with embarking and disembarking from the boats?"