VIII Bomber Command 117 LEAFLET DROP
20 October 1943Description
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.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 5
- Aircraft effective: 5
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'.