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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August 29, 1944 Mission to Feltre Railroad Viaduct

Squadron War Diary

486th Tues Morning mission to N Italy, results were stated as good - pattern across bridge.

487th Not assigned to this mission.

488th Heavy and Intense A/A observed being shot at escort from Verona and Trento.
Results: 1st Box: Over shot slightly.
2nd Box: Had most bombs over but probably scored several hits.

489th Not assigned to this mission

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Squadron	War Diary
486th	Tues Morning mission to N Italy, results were stated as good - pattern across bridge.
487th	Not assigned to this mission.
488th	Heavy and Intense A/A observed being shot at escort from Verona and Trento. Results: 1st Box: Over shot slightly. 2nd Box: Had most bombs over but probably scored several hits.
489th	Not assigned to this mission

Crew Lists and Mission Reports

On the crew list for the 488th Bomb Squadron below, the bombardier
in plane 8Q is listed as 2nd Lt. J. Heller. This is Joseph Heller, the
author of the novel Catch-22.

Crew List 486th

Crew List 488th


Sortie Reports

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