8th Air Force 267 LEAFLET DROP

19 March 1944

Description

6 B-17s from 305BG/422BS are despatched on a night operation to drop 300 bundles (1,500,000?) leaflets on the Dutch cities of The Hague, Rotterdam, Leeuwarden, Utrecht and Amesterdam. There are no losses, casualties or claims.

Mission Details

AMSTERDAM / LEEUWARDEN / ROTTERDAM / THE HAGUE / UTRECHT

Description: 300 BUNDLES DROPPED

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Notes: Night drop of leaflets on cities in Holland by 305th Bomb Group/422nd Bomb Squadron.

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • 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: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2071574
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 29-Feb-2016. Added Mission Narrative based on "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'.