8th Air Force 179 LEAFLET DROP

7 January 1944

Description

5 B-17s are despatched from 305BG/422BS on a night mision to drop 1,080,000 leaflets on the French cities of Paris, Chartres, Caen and Evereux. All 5 are effective and there are no losses or claims

Mission Details

CAEN / CHARTRES / PARIS

Description: 1,080,000 LEAFLETS DROPPED

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Notes: Night leaflet drop by 305th Bomb Group/422nd Bomb Squadron

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

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 5
  • Aircraft effective: 5

Connections

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Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Big Bust
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 379th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron 524th Bomb Squadron 533rd Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 6-Jan-2016. Corrected title and added mission description based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 6-Jan-2016. Corrected Mission title and added Mission Description for the 3BD element based on "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'.