VIII Bomber Command 139 LEAFLET DROP
28 November 1943Description
7 B-17s from 305BG/422BS are despatched on a night mission to drop leaflets on the citied of Gosselies, Ghent, Liege, Brussels, Antwerp and Rotterdam. 1,640,000 leaflets are dropped. There are no lossed or claims.
Mission Details
GOSSELIES / ANTWERP / BRUSSELS / GHENT / LIEGE / ROTTERDAM
Description: 1,640,000 LEAFLETS DROPPED
Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Notes: Leaflet drop over Belgium and Holland.
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Mission Statistics
- Aircraft sent: 7
- Aircraft effective: 7
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 14-Jul-2015. 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'.