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January 15, 1945 Mission to Santa Margherita South Railroad Bridge
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| 340th HQ Diary | The Ala rail bridge was hard hit today by the 488th squadron. San Margherita north railroad bridge was the other target. One box dispatched to hit this one attacked a bridge north of the target instead, and missed it. Another box attacked the San Margherita south railroad bridge, and hit it successfully, while still other 340th planes damaged the approach to the Motta di Livenza rail bridge, the alternate target.... |
| 486th | Not assigned to this mission. |
| 487th | A respite in weather enabled the 487th Squadron to get in a mission today. At 11:50 hours fourteen of our ships, three of which comprised a phosphorus and chaff element, took off to bomb a railroad bridge at San Margherita in Northern Italy. The formaion reached the designated area at 13:45 hours and released their bomb load very effectively on the objective. The 1st box bombed a bridge immediately north of the target crossing the road bridge. 2nd box bombed Margherita south rail bridge with good results. The chaff element encountered a heavy, moderate and accurate barrage of anti-aircraft fire from known position in the vicinity of the target – shell fragments slightly wounded Lt. Frazier. However, it was a "milk-run" for the main bombing formation. All planes and crews returned safely to the home base......Doris Duke Cromwell accompained General Knapp to the interrogation after the mission.... |
| 488th | Not assigned to this mission. |
| 489th | Not assigned to this mission. |
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Crew Lists and Mission Reports
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