VIII Bomber Command LEAFLET DROP
29 December 1943Description
6 B-17s from 305BG/422BS are despatched on a night operation to drop leaflets of the cities of Haanover, Osnabruck, Hilesheim, Zwolle and Amiens. 2,840,000 are dropped. There are no losses or claims.
Mission Details
HILDSHEIM / HANNOVER / OSNABRUCK
Description: 2,840,000 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
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 27-Jul-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'.