12^th AIR FORCE

57^th BOMB WING

340^th BOMB GROUP (M)

MISSION MARCH 11, 1945

486^th, 488^th Squadrons March 11, 1945 Volargne Brenner Pass

Photo Credit: Herman Voss

Volargne, Italy today

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

57^th 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 57^th Bomb Wing and 340^th 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

486^th BS Mission sheet credit: Herman Voss

Mar 11, 1945

486^th Beaucoup flak was the keynote of this day's mission. Three of our ships were damaged and no observations of the bomb fall were made, due to the rapid breakaway over the mountains.

Text Credit: Dan Setzer and 57^th Bomb Wing website