340th Bomb Group History

340th Bombardment Group History

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340th BG Squadron Insignia
	486th B.S.	487th B.S.	488th B.S.	489th B.S.
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April 17, 1945 Mission to Bologna West Railroad Bridge

Squadron War Diary

486th We finally got around to that bridge at Bologna that we were after yesterday. The weather was clear and a pretty good pattern was placed on it.

487th First mission took off this morning at 7:30 AM to bomb the Bologna West Railroad bridge. Heavy, scant but inaccurate anti-aircraft fire hampered the twelve ship formation which scored direct hits squarely in the center of the bridge.

488th Not assigned to this mission

489th Life here continues as usual with all efforts being directed toward hitting the enemy as hard as possible as often as possible.

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Squadron	War Diary
486th	We finally got around to that bridge at Bologna that we were after yesterday. The weather was clear and a pretty good pattern was placed on it.
487th	First mission took off this morning at 7:30 AM to bomb the Bologna West Railroad bridge. Heavy, scant but inaccurate anti-aircraft fire hampered the twelve ship formation which scored direct hits squarely in the center of the bridge.
488th	Not assigned to this mission
489th	Life here continues as usual with all efforts being directed toward hitting the enemy as hard as possible as often as possible.

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Crew List 486th

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