VIII Bomber Command 99 with RAF
22 September 1943Description
5 B-17s from 305BG/422BS are dispatched to accompany an RAF night attack on Hannover, Germany. All 5 are effective on the target. There are no losses or claims
Mission Details
HANNOVER (Primary)
Description: INDUSTRIAL AREA
Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes: 5 B-17 of 305th Bomb Group/422SQD join RAF in night raid.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 15.00
- Aircraft sent: 5
- Aircraft effective: 5
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 27-Jun-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'.