8th Air Force 276 LEAFLET DROP

23 March 1944

Description

5 B-17 from 305BG/422BS are despatched on a night operation to drop 262 bunldes (1,310,000?) leaflets in the French cities of Grenoble, Vichy, Lyon, Toulouse, and Limoges. There are no losses, casualties or claims.

Mission Details

LYON / VICHY / GRENOBLE / LIMOGES / TOULOUSE

Description: 262 BUNDLES DROPPED

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Notes: Night leaflet drop on French cities 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

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2071574
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 5-Mar-2016. 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'.