340th Bombardment Group History

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April 21, 1945 Mission to Matrei North Railroad Bridge




Squadron War Diary
340th HQ Diary Matrei north rail bridge in Austria was successfully attacked by our planes today and excellent results were obtained on a pontoon bridge on the Po near Bondeno and a ferry terminal at Felonica.
486th Not assigned to this mission
487th Not assigned to this mission.
488th Escort: 16 P-51's
Flak: Nil
Results: Bomb pattern started short and walked up and through bridge on north approach.
489th Two missions went off, one this morning, one this afternoon. The Group continues to put forth a maximum effort and, of course, this squadron is doing its share in the matter. We now have a grand total of 459 combat missions.



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340th BG
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486th B.S.
487th B.S.
488th B.S.
489th B.S.
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