8th Air Force 281 LEAFLET DROP

26 March 1944

Description

6 B-17s from 305BG/422BS are despatcehd on a night opertion to drop 300 bundles (1,500,000?) leaflets on the French cities of Caen, Rennes, Amiens, Paris, and Rouen. There are no losses, casualties or claims.

Mission Details

AMIENS / CAEN / PARIS / RENNES / ROUEN

Description: 300 BUNDLES DROPPED

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Notes: Night leaflet drop on French cities 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

Carleton Earl Gillmore

  • 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 6-Mar-2016. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty EIghth War Dairy", 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'.