12^th AIR FORCE

57^th BOMB WING

340^th BOMB GROUP (M)

MISSION OCTOBER 1, 1944

486^th, 487^th , 488^th, and 489^th Squadrons October 1, 1944

Magenta, Italy today

340th BG 487th BS - SN 43-27531 - 7R

UNCLE WILLIE

One of 13 that carried variations of Bill Mauldin “dog face” cartoon characters as noseart.

Chas. Cook flew this plane on July 26, 1944 on a mission to bomb Poggio Renatico, Italy RR bridge.

486^th BS Mission sheet credit: Herman Voss