IX TCC units flew six glider missions in NEPTUNE. Four of these were flown on D-Day, and three of those landed in darkness. The remaining two were flown in daylight on the next day. The glider missions brought in troopers, artillery, ammunition, explosives and other supplies. Glider pilots on the night missions suffered 20 percent casualties, due largely to a combination of darkness and communications problems. TC personnel on the planning staff opposed night glider missions, and after Normandy, no more were flown in Allied mass airborne assaults. Photo above shows Waco and Horsa gliders in Normandy fields bordered by hedgerows.