12th AIR FORCE

57th BOMB WING

340th BOMB GROUP (M) 

MISSIONS  FEBRUARY 8, 1945

 

 

486th, 487th , 488th, and 489th Squadrons  February 8, 1945 

 

Piacenza, Italy  today

 

Piacenza, Italy  today

 

 

 

486th BS Mission sheet credit:  Herman Voss

 

Feb 8, 1945 

 

487th 

 

Heavy, moderate to intense and accurate anti-aircraft fire was encountered over the target holing four of the participating bombers. The lead ship had an eighty-eight shell go right through the left wing exploding above the airplane.

 

488th  Twelve planes and three as an anti-flak element bombed Piacenza North rail bridge, Italy. Our bombing accuracy was 94%, and the flak was heavy, moderate and inaccurate to accurate. We had two planes holed.

 

Text Credit:  Dan Setzer and 57th Bomb Wing website