VIII Bomber Command 118 LEAFLET DROP
24 October 1943Description
4 B-17s from 305BG/422BS are despatched on a night mission to drop leaflets on Caen, Rouen and Paris, France. 779,500 leaflets are dropped. There are no losses or claims.
Mission Details
CAEN / PARIS / ROUEN
Description: 779,500 LEAFLETS DROPPED
Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes: Leaflet drop on Caen, Rouen and Paris, France.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 4
- Aircraft effective: 4
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 7-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'.