VIII Bomber Command 102 with RAF
23 September 1943Description
5 B-17s from 305BG/422BS are despatched to join a night mission with the Royal Air Force (RAF) on the city of Mannheim, Germany. One aricraft aborted and 4 were effective on the target. There were no losses or claims but one aircraft was damaged.
Mission Details
MANNHEIM (Primary)
Description: INDUSTRIAL AREA
Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes: 5 B-17 of 305th Bomb Group/422nd Bomb Squadron join RAF in night raid.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Tonnage Dropped: 7.00
- Aircraft sent: 5
- Aircraft effective: 4
- Aircraft damaged: 1
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 28-Jun-2015. Added bomber gunner claims to Nantes element statistics per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
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'.