VIII Bomber Command 165 LEAFLET DROP

27 December 1943

Description

7 B-17 from 422BG are despatched on a night operation to drop leaflets ont the cities of Paris, Lille, Evreux, Rouen and Caen, France. 1,392,000 leaflets are dropped. There are no losses or claims.

Mission Details

CAEN / EVREUX / LILLE / PARIS / ROUEN

Description: 1,392,000 LEAFLETS DROPPED

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Notes: Night leaflet drop.

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 7
  • Aircraft effective: 7

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 27-Jul-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.

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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'.