27 December 1943

MONDAY, 27 DECEMBER 1943

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force): VIII Bomber Command Mission 165:
7 B-17's drop 1.392 million leaflets on Paris, Lille, Evreux, Rouen and Caen,
France at 1735-1812 hours; no losses.
VIII Bomber Command Mission 166: 1 B-17 is dispatched to Quadrath (??) but
drops two 2,000 pound (907 kg) bombs and a Photoflash bomb on an unknown
target.