12th AIR FORCE

57th BOMB WING

340th BOMB GROUP (M) 

MISSION FEBRUARY 28, 1945

 

486th and 489th  Squadrons  February 28, 1945 

Photo Credit:  Herman Voss

 

San Michele (Lavis), Italy   today

 

B-25s Flying Brenner Pass- Google Earth Video Animation!!!

 

57th Bomb Wing History “Battle of Brenner Pass”   (53 mb-right mouse button save-as file) A must read 114 page booklet with great photos describing the history and strategy of the 57th Bomb Wing and 340th Bomb Group from July 1944 to May 1945 (Operations Strangle and Bingo).  The Germans could repair track in a day and bridges in about one week!  (Credit to Herman Voss and Dan Setzer)

Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini at the Brenner Pass 1940  YouTube

 

 

 

486th BS Mission sheet credit:  Herman Voss

Feb 28, 1945

486th  The target was flak free but enemy fighters were seen. A dogfight developed with our P-47 cover and two fighters were seen to go down trailing black smoke, we hope to beat hell, they were Jerries.

Text Credit:  Dan Setzer and 57th Bomb Wing website