VIII Bomber Command 102 with RAF

23 September 1943

Description

5 B-17s from 305BG/422BS are despatched to join a night mission with the Royal Air Force (RAF) on the city of Mannheim, Germany. One aricraft aborted and 4 were effective on the target. There were no losses or claims but one aircraft was damaged.

Mission Details

MANNHEIM (Primary)

Description: INDUSTRIAL AREA

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Notes: 5 B-17 of 305th Bomb Group/422nd Bomb Squadron join RAF in night raid.

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 7.00
  • Aircraft sent: 5
  • Aircraft effective: 4
  • Aircraft damaged: 1

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 28-Jun-2015. Added bomber gunner claims to Nantes element statistics per "The Mighty Eighth War Diary", 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'.