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Dedicated to Charles M. Cook’s Service

to the Army Air Corps and his

Collection of 340^th BG and 487^th Squadron History in

Italy and Corsica, March 1944-February 1945

Site Edited and Maintained by his son Doug Cook Last Update July 28, 2011

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487th Squadron

Capt. Charles M. Cook Biography

Charles M Cook 487^th Bomb Squadron Combat Missions

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AIR MEDALS EXPLAINED

487th Squadron Pilot Training

340^th BG 487^th Squadron Alesan Air Base

R&R in EGYPT, HOLY LAND, and ROME

487^th Squadron Video!!!

489^th Squadron Video!!!

North Africa Campaign B-25 Video

486^th Squadron Armament Officer

Major Harold (Hal) Bridges

487th Squadron Pilot

1st Lt. David Konigsberg

Remembers Charlie Cook and provides 487th History and additional Mission Sheets

487th Squadron Pilot

1st Lt. Howard L. Owen

487th Squadron Pilot

Capt. James A. Littlefield

487^th Squadron Pilot

2^nd Lt. Harley Anderson

487th Squadron Pilot

1^st Lt. Telmo (Ted) Suarez

487th Squadron Radio Operator/Waist Gunner

Harvey Hyland Bio and Log Book

487th Squadron Tailgunner SSGT Don Kenney Biography

487th Squadron Armorer/Gunner SSGT James E. Kelley

340^th Bomb Group

487^th SQUADRON HISTORY and WAR DIARY NEW! A colorful daily accounting of 340^th BG life and combat from 1943 to 1945

340th Bomb Group Catania Sicily 1943 VIDEO (Uploaded June 11, 2010: Transcribed from National Archives film; 52 mb)

Unedited version with no scenes cut

340th Bomb Group

487th Squadron Album and History

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)

Brenner Pass Mission Saga: Mission 735 Target - Ambrogio February 13, 1945 by 486^th BS Pilot 1^st Lt. Walter Wooten NEW!

A first hand account of two planes being shot down in Flak Alley.

340th Bomb Group Italy 1944-45 COLOR Video (Uploaded June 11, 2010: Transcribed from National Archives film; 35 mb)

Unedited version with no scenes cut Includes B-17, B-24, B25, and B-26 footage

487th Squadron Album

Bombing Missions to April, 1944

487th Squadron Missions and Bomb Run Photos

487th Squadron Personnel Listing to May, 1944

340^th Bomb Group Missions Bomb Run Photos and Mission Reports NEW!

340th Bomb Group Missions List I

340th Bomb Group Missions List II

Flying Straight and Level into Heavy Flak

B-17 Memphis Belle in heavy flak- video (The 340^th BG took a heavy toll from flak. Experience it here)

German Raid on 340th BG Alesan Base Corsica, May 13, 1944

-American Perspective

-German Perspective

340^th BG PLANES

487th Squadron B-25 Planes- Medium Bombers

487th Squadron Missions and Bomb Run Photos

B-25s Flying Brenner Pass- Google Earth Video Animation!!! (Everything but the flak- see Memphis Belle below)

B-17 Memphis Belle in heavy flak- video (The 340^th BG took a heavy toll from flak. Experience it here)

487th ‘Dog face’ Squadron Documentation

487th Squadron 7F “Willie” ‘Dog face Squadron’

487th ‘Dog face’ Squadron B-25 Planes

487^th ‘DOG FACE’ Squadron Video!!! (Uploaded June 10, 2010: Transcribed from National Archives film; 63 mb)

Unedited version with no scenes cut

487th Bomb Squadron

ENGINEERING and SALVAGE

340th Bomb Group Other Planes from Charles Cook’s Photos

486th Squadron B-25 Planes- Medium Bombers

486^th Squadron Armorer Major Harold (Hal) Bridges (More B-25s)

488th and 489th Squadron B-25 Planes- Medium Bombers

489^th Squadron Video!!!

488th and 489th BS

Aug 23, 1944

Pont San Martino Raid

Unknown Squadron B-25 Medium Bombers

MUST SEE B-25 and Fighter Escort YouTube Videos

Link to more WWII Air Combat Video

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AUDIO 1943-1945

1944-04-17_RSH_Germany_Calling_-_We_Are_Waiting_for_You.mp3

1945-05-08_NBC_President_Truman_Proclaims_Victory_in_Europe.mp3

AndrewsSistersBingCrosby-AcentuateThePositive-1945.mp3

AndrewsSistersBingCrosby-AtTheFlyingW.mp3

AndrewsSistersBingCrosby-Betsy1945.mp3

EddieCantor_CominInOnAWingAndAPrayer.mp3

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