340th BG Squadron Insignia |
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489th B.S. | ||||
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April 17, 1945 Mission to Bologna West Railroad Bridge
Squadron | War Diary | |
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340th HQ Diary | Probably good results were scored on three 340th targets today, troop concentrations at Praduro, the Matrei south rail bridge in Austria on the Brenner line, and the Bologna west rail bridge (Shoran technique). Possible damage was wrought to the north Matrei bridge. | |
486th | We finally got around to that bridge at Bologna that we were after yesterday. The weather was clear and a pretty good pattern was placed on it. | |
487th | First mission took off this morning at 7:30 AM to bomb the Bologna West Railroad bridge. Heavy, scant but inaccurate anti-aircraft fire hampered the twelve ship formation which scored direct hits squarely in the center of the bridge. | |
488th | Not assigned to this mission | |
489th | Life here continues as usual with all efforts being directed toward hitting the enemy as hard as possible as often as possible. |
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340th BG Squadron Insignia |
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