8th Air Force 181 LEAFLET DROP

10 January 1944

Description

5 B-17s are despatched from 305BG/422BS on a night operation to drop 4,800,000 leaflets on the French cities of Orleans, Chateauroux, Roeun, Le Mans and Tours. There are no losses or claims.

Mission Details

CHATEAUROUX / ORLEANS

Description: 4,800,000 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

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 6-Jan-2016. Edited title and added Mission Description per "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'.