| 340th BG Squadron Insignia |
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September 26, 1944 Mission to Piazola Railroad Bridge
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| 340th HQ Diary | For today targets were again the Piazzola and Cittadella bridges in the Po Valley. The former was well covered and made impassable the latter did not receive direct hits... |
| 486th | Not assigned to this mission |
| 487th | It wasn't until noon today when twelve 487th ships took off – one box to bomb Piazzola railroad bridge and the other to again hit Cittadella by-pass. Both boxes scored direct hits on their respective objectives. Anti-aircraft opposition was encountered although it was inaccurate and made no hits on the formation. |
| 488th | Off to Piazzola again and this time we dropped our bombs. Got 100% too. |
| 489th | Not assigned to this mission |
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Crew Lists and Mission Reports
| On the crew list for the 488th Bomb Squadron below, the bombardier in plane 8M is listed as 1st Lt. J. Heller. This is Joseph Heller, the author of the novel Catch-22. |
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