
| 340th BG Squadron Insignia |
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| 489th B.S. | ||||
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September 3, 1944 Mission to Casale Monferrato Bridges
| Squadron | War Diary |
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| Group HQ | Rail and Road bridges at Cassle Monferrato between Vercelli and Allessandria in the Po Valley were our targets today. The 489th Squadron hit the road bridges very hard and the 488th scored three direct hits on one end of the rail bridge. |
| 486th | Mission finally left at about 1500 hrs to Italy - results - approach hit - score not yet known. |
| 487th | Mission for today didn't take off until 15:40 hours to bomb a railroad bridge at J-642322 |
| 488th | Twelve Planes to Casale Monferrato road bridge, Italy. Another 100%. |
| 489th | No Report |
| Crewman | Personal Account |
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| Harvey Hyland (487th BS) | Harvey Hyland's Log Book |
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| Target Today |
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Crew Lists and Mission Reports
| Crew List 486th |
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Crew List 488th |
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| 340th BG Squadron Insignia |
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| 489th B.S. | ||||
| Click on the squadron insignia above for links to digitized squadron histories | ||||