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of Mont . ps ac l l i . T dvf i ni t cut on t r ack d t r e • pr obab a aa t r ®ul t ,, 12 a

/ a i t h 2 x500 l b bomb went out t 0 00 t o d i ve bomb ahi ppi i n Bl ba ar bor , Got

one di r ec t h i t and s e er a l n mi s aea on s a l l bar g e a a d t r t . d n oi l f i • i n t hedock . a . Enc ount r . d hs a y a d l i ght ac k ack f rom t et are a .

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r il oad targ t. eather being fai , th.y hit a amall m shalling y d at 3an Gio a i.Al l t h. bomb hi t i n t he t a g e . da a box c ar and cut t t rack , Di f f i cu l tt o a s ce rt ai n t he • x ct a ou t f da e du• t o amoke and duat a r t he f i r s t f e bo bb rsta, Ob .rv.d t o nappe e in 5ie ea but they ere t®o high to catch,French p i l ot of 2/ 5 e quadr on w r e a ai gned t o ua t o abaor b our w of f l i ng andf i ght g , At f i r at t wa a b t di f i cu l t t o und. r at d Fr ench but f ew of t hem di d ap. akE g l .a w l l a d af t er a f vw d e f oun t h m t o b. a ewe l l bunch , . The i r g r ound

per o nel hadn t ar ived ao a certain numb.r of vur m•n were aa ign.d to make modifi-

c at i on auch as bomb r e l e aa h nd l e a and f e w i t h r cha g e a ,On t h i a day t hs 1 enah w t h f o ai r cr a t f l • w t he f i r at mi s s i on i t h us , ac t i ng as

' our tcp covsr. Bombed a railroad m a allingya d with aom go d hit , The nch gaw

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the coaat o Ita] . A iasion l.d by Lt. are on the 13th i n intereating on to note;12 ah i p c ry i ng 2 x500 1 bomba i t h - 11 s . c ond de l f uae a t ovk of f t 1 s20 t ob mb t he r ai l r oad l i ne f r om Si ena t o Al ac i ano and a l o g i e covvr t o 12 B- 2 a o erPogg i bon i , One f l i ght bombed a t unna l c or ng t wo h i t s on t op , one hi t i we at ent r nce

a d t w bombs i n i de of t un e l w' i ch bl vw t he t op of t unne l out , 3e c ond l i ght bombed

anoth•r tu nel furtier up ith on a cra t al ging two bomb to t el do troying

it complete , T ee ships bomb.d a rail oad bridge destroying it al o. Th .rd ection

bomb d tu nel a d bridge coring on hit at east entrance of tunn l, one cu on tracks

bet . en t unn l and br i dge and t wo i rec t i t e on 1 0 br i dg s b l owi ng t r ac o . In e d-dition to thia they straff d ton railroad cars lvaving three fl era and s. en emoking.Al s o ms t oomb®r a nd g ave t hem ov r , A darn good ahow.

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completely with fi e dirsct hite, Two ehipa flo n by Oaptain u i er a Lt Eaglen

ere ordsr d up to de troy the B-25 which a obaerv d previousle on Pian® a, They

missed th. aircraft with th.ir bomba o thsp atraf d it a.tting it on fir., Lat.r

r e c ce ahow d i t c ompl ®t e bu n d out , The f our t h mi ai or. of t h.da was ae nt out t

omb Port Fe alo in Elb , Two bo ba acored a clo e mis tv hip and on. d .ct hit

l e f t ahi p b ni ng and bad l i at i ng . our bomb at r uck wa ®hou • a l o i de dock .Got not her hi t on ma l l e r boat i n s out h nd of h r bor , One i r c r t t f ed $

gun poaition ail.ncing them , Alao atraff d a radar tati©n on top of hill.16-19. Weath•r being a ceptionally good permitt d the squadron to ly n ne miaafona

t h e f our d wi a ec or e of t : . Fo l l oi ng d mag . a ai t unne l a c vmpl t bl oc l d ,. l even t ra ck cut , on. ra i l road br i dg . de at r oy . d , on. b r ge de et r oy e

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a a rdr ome bad l bo be d and a r a.da at at i om mi i .

20 , 3 t o d b ®n r aad e as o mi i ona aa i gn d ,2 1. 12 ai r cr a t car i g 8x 00 GPa wi t h 1/ 10 e cond do l ay f u e s a d 1bx 0 Ib i ncendi ry

bo b w re aent out to bomb a volcanic .team electric plant. Good hit in t get

are although nv fire w re observ d,22- 31, F l . w t nt y our mi aa i ona i n t e n d y s wi t a damag • acore a s f o l l o aj ort - w

ye i c l . a. t on , t nt y - . i ght e hi c l . d ag®d, on at eam r ol l . r d. at r y . d an .t wo dam g• d , t wo r i l r oa gi ne d. at r oy e d , . i ght e n box c ar a

d. s t r oy . d a l aa e nd m ed, a.ven bridgea da ag.d, one vessel au k and aix mor. bad y dama .d, rai o d

r ac]c wer e cut i n at l ea st t e nt y- ae v. n p l aa .

Lt . O hi l • on a mi a i on t o bomb t h. Si na l unga hi e t i 'r ai l oad l . . g vtd r . c t

hit beh nd coc it nd waa orc.d to bail out. Oba.rved hu e to op.n.

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