340th BG Squadron Insignia
	486th B.S.	487th B.S.	488th B.S.	489th B.S.
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July 3, 1943 Mission to Comiso Aerodrome

Squadron	War Diary
340th HQ Diary	Today is only the third day of July but the fireworks have already started. This organization sent up thirty six ships today. Thirty-six pilots came back and reported that the Sicilian aerodrome of Comiso will not be of too much use to the enemy in the future. The interrogation revealed that the formation from here and over their target was not too good, however the job was done and done well. Word and rumor has it that we shall fly two missions tomorrow. The twelfth was supposed to have several sorties of planes over Comiso tonight, but that may not be necessary. This action is certainly a prelude to actual invasion.
486th	Record is missing.
487th	Comiso A/D, Sicily (9 planes)
488th	From mission report: Straddled the assigned section of the target (buildings and dispersal area southeast corner of target). Hits on workshops and hangar.
489th	Record is missing.

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