
| 340th BG Squadron Insignia |
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| 489th B.S. | ||||
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September 13, 1944 Mission to Peschiera Garda Railroad Bridge
| Squadron | War Diary |
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| 486th | Not assigned to this mission |
| 487th | Not assigned to this mission. |
| 488th | Mission to Peschiera rail bridge, Italy with 18 planes and got 90%. It was a beautiful compact pattern all over the target area. |
| 489th | Not assigned to this mission |
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Crew Lists and Mission Reports
| On the crew list for the 488th Bomb Squadron below, the bombardier in plane 8K is listed as 1st Lt. J. Heller. This is Joseph Heller, the author of the novel Catch-22. |
| Crew List 488th |
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| 340th BG Squadron Insignia |
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| 489th B.S. | ||||
| Click on the squadron insignia above for links to digitized squadron histories | ||||
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