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December 1, 1944 Villavernia Railroad Bridge
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| 340th HQ Diary | Villavernia bridge, north of Genoa, was the target today and a difficult one to hit. Only 160 feet long, it lies next to a small town, which during bombing attacks on the bridge is apt to get hit itself. This is what happened today, bombs from the 489th squadron falling into the settlement. The bridge itself escaped damage. |
| 486th | Mission today to the Villavernia R.R. BR. Results were good. |
| 487th | Not assigned to this mission. |
| 488th | Not assigned to this mission |
| 489th | We put six airplanes into the air and sent them to Villavernia to bomb a bridge just outside of town. The bomb pattern, instead of covering the bridge, was laid directly across the town. The inhabitants probably paid dearly in destruction of property and in loss of life as a result of the town's fateful proximity to the bridge. |
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