Today in World War II History—April 27, 1944
Saturday, April 27, 2019 by Sarah Sundin

US soldiers practicing for D-day at Slapton Sands, Lyme Bay, England, 27 April 1944 (Library of Congress)
75 Years Ago—April 27, 1944: Countdown to D-day: in Exercise Tiger, a rehearsal for D-day, US 4th Infantry Division begins landing at Slapton Sands in Dorset, England.
US Ninth Air Force in England flies its first mission with Douglas A-20 Havoc light bombers.

Douglas A-20 Havocs over France, WWII (USAF photo)