8th Air Force 274 LEAFLET DROP

22 March 1944

Description

6 B-17s from 305BG/422BS are despatched on a night operation to drop 263 bundles (1,315,000) leaflets on Paris, France and the Dutch cities of The Hague, AMsterdam and Leeuwarden. There are no losses, claims or casualties.

Mission Details

AMSTERDAM / LEEUWARDEN / PARIS / THE HAGUE

Description: 263 BUNDLES DROPPED

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Notes: Night leaflet drop on cities in Holland and France 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: 6
  • Aircraft effective: 6

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People

Angelo Santandrea

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-685852
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 3-May-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'.