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October 11, 1944 Mission to Canneto Railroad Bridge
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| 486th | Not assigned to this mission |
| 487th | Not assigned to this mission. |
| 488th | Two missions, first to Chivasso rail bridge, second to Canneto road and rail bridge, Italy. Both flak free. Both 100% missions. |
| 489th | Finally we got a mission off. Leading the Group, twelve of our big bombers struck at the Canneto R.R. bridge in Italy. The bombs were radio released from our first box. There were possibly two direct hits on the bridge, but the majority of the bombs fell short. Today we received from Group S-2 target charts covering targets in southern Germany and in Austria. This is a fairly good indication of things to come. Perhaps before long we shall be operating against these two countries. |
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Crew Lists and Mission Reports
| On the crew list for the 488th Bomb Squadron below, the bombardier in plane 8V is listed as 1st Lt. J. Heller. This is Joseph Heller, the author of the novel Catch-22. |
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