8th Air Force 225 LEAFLET DROP
15 February 1944Description
6 B-17s from 305BG/422BS are despatched on a night operation to drop 300 bundles (1,500,000?) leaflets on th French cities of Orleand, Chartres, Cambrai, Le Mans, Lille, and Reims. There are no losses or claims.
Mission Details
CAMBRAI / CHARTRES / LE MANS / LILLE / ORLEANS / RHEIMS
Description: 300 BUNDLES DROPPED
Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes: Night leaflet drop on French cities by 305th Bomb Group/422nd Bomb Squadron.
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 6
- Aircraft effective: 6
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 8-Feb-2016. Added Mission Narrative per "The Mighty Eighth War Dairy", 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'.