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November 11, 1944 Cittadella Rail Fill




Squadron War Diary
340th HQ Diary Cittadella rail by-pass was attacked today with some success, and the rail bridges at Piazzola and Pontetidone were hard hit.
486th Not assigned to this mission
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488th Not assigned to this mission
489th Flying in the 1st and 2nd boxes of the lead flight of eighteen aircraft, this Squadron bombed the Cittadella railroad bypass. The first box released by radio and put its pattern across the center of the bypass, scoring several hits. The second box started two hundred yards short and walked into the smoke of the first pattern.



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489th Squadron


340th BG
Squadron Insignia
486th Insignia

487th Insignia

488th Insignia 489th Insignia
486th B.S.
487th B.S.
488th B.S.
489th B.S.
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