VIII Bomber Command 117 LEAFLET DROP

20 October 1943

Description

5 B-17s from 305BG/422BS were despatched on a night operation to drop leaflets over Rouen and Paris, France. 876,960 leaflets were dropped. There were no losses or claims.

Mission Details

PARIS / ROUEN

Description: 876,960 LEAFLETS DROPPED

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Notes: Leaflet drop on Rouen and Paris, France.

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 5
  • Aircraft effective: 5

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 7-Jul-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.

Date
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'.