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April 20, 1945 Mission to Ostiglia N.E. Railroad Bridge
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| 486th | Not assigned to this mission |
| 487th | Not assigned to this mission. |
| 488th | Not assigned to this mission |
| 489th | The mission today carried our planes to San Ambrogio, but it was an unsuccessful one. A malfunction in the lead plane prevented the dropping of bombs, and thus none of the other planes in the formation dropped. Airplane 9K, returning from the mission, crashed on the field. Approaching the field with engine trouble, the pilot called the tower and informed them that he was coming in for an emergency landing. As the plane was being brought down, one of the engines coughed and cut out. Before the pilot could do anything to correct this condition, the plane lunged over and crashed, just missing a farmhouse near the runway. The plane was destroyed beyond repair, but miraculously there were no casulties, except a slight head injury to the tail gunner. One engine and the bombardier's compartment were completely sheared off. |
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