8th Air Force 211 LEAFLET DROP
5 February 1944Description
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.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 5
- Aircraft effective: 5
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 18-Feb-2016. Edited Mission event notes to remove CARPETBAGGER operation. Operation included unde a NEW MISSON event.
Lee Cunningham 1-Feb-2016. Added Mission Narrative, corrected title per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
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'.