D Day was initially planned to commence on the 5 th June. However it was the expertise of a meteorologist that changed the course of events.
http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/news/story/1.2661902
http://inthefootsteps.org.uk/Articles/D-Day/PegasusBridge.htm
http://news.sky.com/story/1275656/parachute-jump-marks-70th-anniversary-of-d-day
http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/news/story/1.2661902
http://inthefootsteps.org.uk/Articles/D-Day/PegasusBridge.htm
http://news.sky.com/story/1275656/parachute-jump-marks-70th-anniversary-of-d-day