8th Air Force 227 LEAFLET DROP

20 February 1944

Description

5 B-17s from 305BG/422BS are despatched on a night operation to drop 200 bundles (1,000,000?) leaflets on the French cities of Tours, Nantes, Brest and Lorient. 1 aircraft is forced to abort because of aircraft mechanical failures. There are no losses or claims.

Mission Details

Tours, France / Nantes, France / Brest, France / Lorient, France

Description: LEAFLET DROP

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Notes: 200 bundles (1,000,000?) leaflets are dropped. 1 aircraft is forced to abort because of aircraft mechanical failures.

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 5
  • Aircraft effective: 4

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People

William W Rockwell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 9-Feb-2016. Added Mission event Note and statistics per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 9-Feb-2016. Corrected missio title and number; added Mission Narrative per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.

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ContributorAAM
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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'.