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ETO: Maquis supply drop missions

In mid to late 1944, several bomb groups of the 8th AF dropped supplies to the French Maquis in central France. Most of the targets are notated in the mission logs as Areas 1 through 14. Does anyone know if there is a listing somewhere of where exactly these "Areas" were?
 
I have found only one: Area was in the Vercors plateau west of Grenoble.
 
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    shooshoobaby
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    Tom -
    7/14/44 390th BG dropped supplies
    at Area 9- Limoges Area
    8/1/44 390th BG dropped Supplies
    at Area 13-  Haute - Savoie Area
    The 388th BG , 96th BG , 452d BG also
    made drops but just the Areas - 5 , 12 , 14
    were listed , no specifics.
    Maybe Websites would have more
    Mike
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    Mike,
    Thanks - it's a start!
     
    BTW, I'm going to see your namesake this coming week (Shooshoo baby). I volunteer at the Air Force Museum and we're having a volunteer's night in the restoration hangar...
     
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    Tom -
    Glad to Help -
    FYI - My Dad was a Pilot in the 357th FG , 364th Sq.
    His P - 51s were C5- L " SHOO SHOO BABY "
    Cheers,
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    The 385th BG put up 36 B-17s on 7/14/44 for Operation Cadillac, no further information in my father's, (Frank E. Sawin, Jr. RO/G 549th BS), mission log.
    Frank Sawin
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    Are you still looking for the supply drops for the Maquis.  I have the drops for the Maquis d'Epernon in Southern france.  Patricia

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