8th Air Force 211 LEAFLET DROP

5 February 1944

Description

5 B-17s from 305BG/422BS are depatched on a night operation to drop 300 bundles (1,500,000) leaflets on the Belgian sities of Ghent, Monceau-sur-Sambre, Antwerp, and Brussels. There are no losses or claims.

Mission Details

ANTWERP / BRUSSELS / GHENT / MONCEAU-SUR-SAMBRE

Description: 300 BUNDLES DROPPED

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Notes: Night mission over cities in France and Belgium by 305th Bomb Group/422nd Bomb Squadron.

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Mission Statistics

  • Aircraft sent: 5
  • Aircraft effective: 5

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

People

Robert J Tompkins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 18-Feb-2016. Edited Mission event notes to remove CARPETBAGGER operation. Operation included unde a NEW MISSON event.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 1-Feb-2016. Added Mission Narrative, corrected title per "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'.