 In England , one of the gliders never left the ground , as its tow rope had snapped on taxiing . The other two gliders , unable to locate the battery , did not land where expected . On their run in , both gliders were hit by anti @-@ aircraft fire . One landed around 2 miles ( 3 @.@ 2 km ) away , the other at the edge of the minefield . The troops from this glider became involved in a fire fight with German troops heading to reinforce the battery garrison . 
 In England , one of the gliders never left <a href='None' title='1'><mark>the</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='2'><mark>ground</mark></a> , as its tow rope <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>had</mark></a> snapped on taxiing . The other two gliders , unable to locate the battery , did not land where expected . On their run in , both gliders <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> hit by anti @-@ aircraft fire . One<a href='been_done' title='5'><mark></mark></a> landed around 2 miles ( 3 @.@ 2 km ) away , the other at the edge of the minefield . The troops from this glider became involved in a fire fight with German troops heading to reinforce the battery garrison . 
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