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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September 1, 1944 Mission to Piave - Susegana Road Bridge

Squadron War Diary

486th Morning Mission - Target was in N. Italy again - The sqdn made 50% because one box missed the target area and the other made a bullseye. Pictures were taken by S-2 on the line after the mission.

487th Despite the original schedule of twelve ships, only one flight of six took off at 08:30 hours to bomb Piave road bridge in Northern Italy. The accurate bomb pattern crossed the bridge left of center with probable direct hits. Opposition was negligent and all planes returned safely to the base.

488th Not assigned to this mission

489th Not assigned to this mission

Target in 1944

Target Today

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Squadron	War Diary
486th	Morning Mission - Target was in N. Italy again - The sqdn made 50% because one box missed the target area and the other made a bullseye. Pictures were taken by S-2 on the line after the mission.
487th	Despite the original schedule of twelve ships, only one flight of six took off at 08:30 hours to bomb Piave road bridge in Northern Italy. The accurate bomb pattern crossed the bridge left of center with probable direct hits. Opposition was negligent and all planes returned safely to the base.
488th	Not assigned to this mission
489th	Not assigned to this mission

Target in 1944

Target Today
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Crew Lists and Mission Reports

Crew List 486th
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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