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Today in World War II History—April 13, 1944

Saturday, April 13, 2024 by Sarah Sundin
B-17 Memphis Belle and her crew in England, 7 June 1943 (US Air Force photo 24147 AC)

B-17 Memphis Belle and her crew in England, 7 June 1943 (US Air Force photo 24147 AC)

80 Years Ago—April 13, 1944: Countdown to D-day: RAF and US Ninth Air Force begin bombing campaign against gun emplacements in Normandy and elsewhere on French coast to conceal invasion site.

Martial law lifted in US Territory of Hawaii, which had been in place since the attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941.

Hollywood movie premiere of the documentary Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress, directed by William Wyler, about the famous B-17’s 25th mission.

Longues-sur-Mer gun battery, Longues-sur-Mer, France, September 2017 (Photo: Sarah Sundin)

Longues-sur-Mer gun battery, Longues-sur-Mer, France, September 2017 (Photo: Sarah Sundin)

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