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March 9, 1945 Mission to S. Margherita N. Railroad Bridge
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| 486th | Major Thabault led a mission to the San Margherita Rail Bridge on the Brenner line. They did a beautiful job of bombing, placing a compact pattern directly on the bridge. |
| 487th | Nine ships of the 487th Squadron took off at 12:35 hours to attack targets in the Brenner Pass Line. Three ships with a phosphorus bomb load attacked gun positions at Ala while the main formation attacked the railroad bridge at San Margherita. Both flights released their bombs successfully on their objectives. The gun positions were well covered and the railroad bridge received several direct hits. No enemy anti-aircraft fire or other opposition was encountered thus chalking up another "milk run" for the boys. |
| 488th | Not assigned to this mission |
| 489th | Not assigned to this mission |
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