8th Air Force 239 LEAFLET DROP
28 February 1944Description
5 B-17s from 305BG/422BS are despatched on a night operation to drop 250 bundles (1,250,000?) leaflets on the Frensch cities of Amiens, Rennes, Paris, Rouen and Le Mans. There are no losses, claims or casualties.
Mission Details
AMIENS / LE MANS / PARIS / RENNES / ROUEN
Description: 250 BUNDLES DROPPED
Notes: Night drop of leaflets on French cities by 305th Bomb Group/422nd Bomb Squadron.
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 5
- Aircraft effective: 5
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 11-Feb-2016. Added Mission Narrative based on "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", Roger A. Freeman.
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'.