8th Air Force 219 LEAFLET DROP
11 February 1944Description
5 B-17s from 305BG/422BS are despatshed on a night operation to drop 250 bundles (1,250,000?) leaflets on the Belgian cities of Ghent, Brussels and Antwerp. There are no losses or claims.
Mission Details
ANTWERP / BRUSSELS / GHENT
Description: 250 bundles dropped.
Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes: Night leaflet drop on cites in Belgium by 305th Bomb Group/422nd Bomb Squadron.
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 5
- Aircraft effective: 5
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 7-Feb-2016. Added Missionn Narrrative per "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'.