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March 20, 1945 Mission to Vipiteno Railroad Bridge
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| 486th | The Squadron suffered a major loss today [On the Campo Mission] when 6B failed to return. The crew of six were some of the best liked men in the outfit. They were: Lt. Mack, Pilot Lt. Caniglio, Co-Pilot S/Sgt. Granger, Bombardier Sgt. Leonneke, Radio-Gunner Sgt. Racette, Turret Gunner S/Sgt. Zawistowski, Tail Gunner The 488th also lost one plane and we had eight men with minor wounds. Spirits are pretty low tonight. |
| 487th | Not assigned to this mission. |
| 488th | Not assigned to this mission |
| 489th | Misfortune struck the Group again. An unofficial total of five aircraft are missing in action, with at least two crews going down over the target area, a rail bridge on the Brenner Pass Line. As the war draws closer to an end, the Germans are fighting more fiercely than ever. And our Group losses are on the upgrade. |
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