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Allied bomber planes dropping propaganda flyers over occupied West-Europe

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  1. CNOCK

    CNOCK Member

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    Hello

    Were the squadrons of the bomber planes, the same that dropped propaganda flyers?

    regards,

    Cnock
     
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    The bombers were better equipped to drop flyers than the cargo planes, the only two types with the capacity to carry the crates of flyers.
    If that didn't answer your question give me a little help. Always glad to help people understand things better.
     
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    For the Brits, yes, they were generally the Whitleys and Hampdens of Bomber Command, to my understanding.
     
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    one of the prop leaflets, 'coming back back from Grermany, keep Yout heads up!'
     

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    Flyers travel in seats, not crates.
     
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    "Pore sparing is a sine of mental demangement."
     
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    Hi,

    any one knows the numbers of the different squadrons that dropped flyers over Belgium?
     
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    I remember a movie where they did a speed drop of the fliers, they dropped an unopened crate and hit a search light. MUCH better aim than was common at the time IIRC.
     
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    From memory a crew member would stuff bundles of fliers down the little chute used for dropping flares.

    Somewhere I have a copy of the RAF yearbook 1940, it has an illustration of this. If I can dig it out I will scan and post
     
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    Hello,

    were propaganda leaflets not dropped over occupied territory by Operational Training Units?

    regards,

    Cnock
     
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    Normal bomber squadrons were used, as far as I know. Particularly early in the war before the RAF actually started bombing Germany
     
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    I remember that from some period movies, seemed legit.
     
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