VIII Bomber Command 162 LEAFLET DROP
22 December 1943Description
6 B-17s from 305BG/422BS are despatched on a night operation to drop leaflets on the cities of Paris, Amiens, Chartres, Orleans, and Rennes, France. 1,212,000 leaflets are dropped. There are no losses or claims.
Mission Details
AMIENS / CHARTRES / PARIS
Description: 1,212,000 LEAFLETS DROPPED
Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes: Night leaflet drop.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 6
- Aircraft effective: 6
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35518960
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio operator Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Duchess, Sure Stuff
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 27-Jul-2015. Added Mission Narrative based on "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'.