Thread: Serial number of 422Nd Special Leaflet Sqn B-17, damaged on 3-4 May 1944?
View Single Post
  #3  
Old 30th December 2019, 03:32
Alex Smart Alex Smart is offline
Alter Hase
  
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Great Britain
Posts: 4,292
Alex Smart is on a distinguished road
Re: Serial number of 422Nd Special Leaflet Sqn B-17, damaged on 3-4 May 1944?
NLS , night of 3/4 May, 44.
5 a/c despatched, 5 effective.
No of leaflets, 960,000.
France, Belgium and Holland.
Leaflets dropped over 26 localities.
1 B17 intercepted by night fighter receiving slight damage.


Ref: Mighty Eighth War Diary, page 236.
Alex
Reply With Quote