340th Bomb Group History

340th Bombardment Group History

340th BG Squadron Insignia
	486th B.S.	487th B.S.	488th B.S.	489th B.S.
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November 18, 1944 Mission to Zidani Most Railroad Bridge

Squadron War Diary

340th HQ Diary After being briefed more than once recently on a Yugoslavian target, the 340th finally got back to that country today, hitting effectively at the Zudanimost (?) [Zidani Most, now part of Slovenia] rail bridge. A second target, the Novska bridge, escaped damage.

486th Mission today to Yugoslavia, the first in a series sure to come. The mission was long and the men were tired but the mission was declared successful.

487th Target for twelve 487th planes was the Zidanimost railroad bridge in Yugoslavia. There was no enemy opposition encountered and both patterns covered the south central portion and south approach to bridge with four or five direct hits observed. It was a long mission although all planes returned safely from the almost five hours raid. It was rather coincidental that the Squadron hit Yugoslavia just about a year ago this time. Already many rumors concerning a move to Yugoslavia are circulating. One year ago when we raided Yugoslavia it was believed that the war was about over, but today its another story.

488th Not assigned to this mission

489th Not assigned to this mission

Target in 1945

Target Today

Squadron	War Diary
340th HQ Diary	After being briefed more than once recently on a Yugoslavian target, the 340th finally got back to that country today, hitting effectively at the Zudanimost (?) [Zidani Most, now part of Slovenia] rail bridge. A second target, the Novska bridge, escaped damage.
486th	Mission today to Yugoslavia, the first in a series sure to come. The mission was long and the men were tired but the mission was declared successful.
487th	Target for twelve 487th planes was the Zidanimost railroad bridge in Yugoslavia. There was no enemy opposition encountered and both patterns covered the south central portion and south approach to bridge with four or five direct hits observed. It was a long mission although all planes returned safely from the almost five hours raid. It was rather coincidental that the Squadron hit Yugoslavia just about a year ago this time. Already many rumors concerning a move to Yugoslavia are circulating. One year ago when we raided Yugoslavia it was believed that the war was about over, but today its another story.
488th	Not assigned to this mission
489th	Not assigned to this mission

Crew Lists and Mission Reports

486th Squadron

487th Squadron

340th BG Squadron Insignia
	486th B.S.	487th B.S.	488th B.S.	489th B.S.
	Click on the squadron insignia above for links to digitized squadron histories