Reality Check, D-Day show.

[230RN]

TV listing:

D-Day 360
Filmmakers use cutting edge technology to recreate the battle that turned the tide of the war. On D-Day 14,000 planes dropped 23,000 airborne troops behind German lines, and 5,000 ships delivered 160,000 soldiers onto the beaches.

(TVPG) Documentary
KRMA-HD (Ch:6-1) 1:00 am (60 Mins)

1.6 troops per plane?

32 troops per ship?

I think I know what they mean, but that sure looked funny to me.

:D

I started watching this show well after it started and it seemed pretty good, but the numbers in that listing kind of jumped out at me.

This Over-The-Air Channel (6.1 in Denver) is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) outlet and they seem to be running a D-Day programming arc for Memorial Day.  (Today is 25 May 2018, D+27016 )

[makattak]

TV listing:

1.6 troops per plane?

32 troops per ship?

I think I know what they mean, but that sure looked funny to me.

:D

I started watching this show well after it started and it seemed pretty good, but the numbers in that listing kind of jumped out at me.

This Over-The-Air Channel (6.1 in Denver) is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) outlet and they seem to be running a D-Day programming arc for Memorial Day.  (Today is 25 May 2018, D+27016 )

Ok, that's hilarious.

LIKELY they have included all airplanes, not just the actual transport ones and the 5,000 ships likely include the landing craft. So, they are probably right if you step back enough and cut them enough slack, but that was incredibly bad phrasing.

[Hawkmoon]

I think I know what they mean, but that sure looked funny to me.

I'm glad you do. I have no idea what they mean.

[Perd Hapley]

I'm glad you do. I have no idea what they mean.

It means there were massive numbers of ships involved, and some of those ships delivered ground troops. Some ships were doing other things, that did not involve ground troop deployment.