8th Air Force 215 LEAFLET DROP
8 February 1944Description
6 B-17s from 305BG/422BS are depatched to drop 360 bundles (1,800,000) leaflets on the French cities of Caen, Rouen, Paris, Rennes and Amiens. There are no losses or claims.
Mission Details
AMIENS / CAEN / PARIS / RENNES / ROUEN
Description: 360 BUNDLES (1,800,000?0 LEAFLETS DROPPED
Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 6
- Aircraft effective: 6
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 18-Feb-2016. Removed CARPETBAGGER operations from this Mission Event. Operations included in New Mission event per "The Mighty Eighth War Dairy", Roger A. Freeman.
Lee Cunningham 5-Feb-2016. Added Mission Narrative 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'.