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Old 30th December 2009, 03:20
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Re: Valence airfield

The B-25 bombers of the 340th Bombardment Group stationed on Corsica hit (or tried to hit) the arifield at Valence/La Tresorerie on August 20, 1944.

It was not their finest moment. They missed.

See:

http://57thbombwing.com/340th_Histor...44_Valence.htm

For the target photos, mission report and war diary entries.
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