340th Bomb Group History

340th Bombardment Group History

340th BG Patch

340th BG Squadron Insignia
	486th B.S.	487th B.S.	488th B.S.	489th B.S.
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July 17, 1944 Mission to Alessandria Railroad Bridge

Squadron War Diary

486th Mission today but light as each squadron put up only six ships. Target was a milk run and was bombed to dust. All squadrons received 100% except one. The nature of the mission was reelected in the attitude of the combat crews because their spirits were high and joviality was dominant at the finish of the mission...

487th Alessandria railroad bridge was the target for six of our ships this morning. There was no flak to hinder the formation which scored three or four direct hits on the railroad bridge. Everyone, and mostly combat crews were well pleased with the results of this “milk run”.

488th Twelve ship mission to Alessandria rail bridge, Italy. 100%. Stand-down in the afternoon.

489th During this period [July 14 - 20] we have been unusually active, striking hard and relentlessly at targets in Northern Italy.

Target in 1944

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Squadron	War Diary
486th	Mission today but light as each squadron put up only six ships. Target was a milk run and was bombed to dust. All squadrons received 100% except one. The nature of the mission was reelected in the attitude of the combat crews because their spirits were high and joviality was dominant at the finish of the mission...
487th	Alessandria railroad bridge was the target for six of our ships this morning. There was no flak to hinder the formation which scored three or four direct hits on the railroad bridge. Everyone, and mostly combat crews were well pleased with the results of this “milk run”.
488th	Twelve ship mission to Alessandria rail bridge, Italy. 100%. Stand-down in the afternoon.
489th	During this period [July 14 - 20] we have been unusually active, striking hard and relentlessly at targets in Northern Italy.

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488th Squadron

340th BG Squadron Insignia
	486th B.S.	487th B.S.	488th B.S.	489th B.S.
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