340th Bombardment Group History

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December 11, 1944 Mission to Motta Di Livenza Rail Road Bridge




Squadron War Diary
340th HQ Diary [December 12th entry]: There was no mission today, bad weather over the operational area in Italy forcing a stand-down. Yesterday the rail bridge Motta di Livenza was attacked successfully, with probable hits across the bridge and possible hits on the east approach.
486th Not assigned to this mission
487th Not assigned to this mission.
488th Eighteen plane formation to Motta di Livenza road and rail bridge, Italy with no ack-ack at the target and only one burst on way out over the coast. No mail. No nothing - just plain chilly Corsica winter
489th Today we sent our airplanes out to destroy a railroad bridge in Northern Italy. At this moment the photographs are not yet available. No opposition was encountered.



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340th BG
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486th Insignia

487th Insignia

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