Haugland

Mr. Haugland was not a fan. He particularly objected to the word “heroes” in the title. “I never use that word about myself or my friends,” he told BBC4 Radio in 2003. “We just did a job.” Referring to the glider crashes and the killing of the survivors, he added: “Forty-one men were killed, and it could have been avoided. Because of the loss of life, you shouldn’t glorify the story.”