VIII Bomber Command 107 with RAF
2 October 1943Description
2 B-17s from 305BG/422BS join a night mission with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in attacking the industrial area of Munich, Germany. There are no losses or claims.
Mission Details
MUNICH (Primary)
Description: INDUSTRIAL AREA
Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes: 2 B-17s join RAF in night raid
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 5.00
- Aircraft sent: 2
- Aircraft effective: 2
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Duchess, Sure Stuff
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 2-Jul-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.