Bombardment of Bologna

[John Clark]

Hi at All,
i'm looking for information about the bombardment of my city (Bologna in
Italy) inside the operation "Pancake" realized from MATAF the 12 october
1944.
I know that it's a big operation for destruction of supplies and
equipments and were used B-17 and B-24.
Where did they take off from North Africa ? What was their journey ?

More precisely, if you can, i'm looking for information about the
portion of the bombers that the same day dropped the bombs in Borgo
Panigale (now a district of Bologna) on the Ducati factory.

THANKS at All for the help and the patience for my horrible english
^_____^


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[John Szalay]

John Clark > wrote in
:

> Hi at All,
> i'm looking for information about the bombardment of my city (Bologna
> in Italy) inside the operation "Pancake" realized from MATAF the 12
> october 1944.
> I know that it's a big operation for destruction of supplies and
> equipments and were used B-17 and B-24.
> Where did they take off from North Africa ? What was their journey ?
>
> More precisely, if you can, i'm looking for information about the
> portion of the bombers that the same day dropped the bombs in Borgo
> Panigale (now a district of Bologna) on the Ducati factory.
>
> THANKS at All for the help and the patience for my horrible english
> ^_____^
>
>


Partial listing:

THURSDAY, 12 OCTOBER 1944
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS (Fifteenth Air Force):

697 four-engine planes of the 15th Air Force took off to carry out the
operation code named PANCAKE. Ducati was indicated as Munitions factory
at 830513, target 18 and was assigned to the 304th Wing.

The 304th Bomb Wing flew B-24 Liberators and was headquartered at
Cerignola, Italy.

304th Bomb Wing - Cerignola, (B-24 "Liberator")
SAN GIOVANNI : 454th Bomb Group, 455th Bomb Group
STORNARA : 456th Bomb Group
GIULIA : 459th Bomb Group



Oct 14 5 B-26 bombers from the 319th BG attack the road bridge at
Borgo Panigale But miss..

42nd Bomb Wing B-26 units involved in the operation.
319th BG took off from Serragia Corsica
320th BG took off from Alto
17th BG took off from Poretta

http://www.ducati.com/docs_eng/photogalleries/Templates/previewShow.jhtm
?pgName=0080

[John Szalay]

John Clark > wrote in news:4a128975$0$47543
:

> Hi at All,
> i'm looking for information about the bombardment of my city (Bologna in
> Italy) inside the operation "Pancake" realized from MATAF the 12 october
> 1944.

http://www.storiedelsud.altervista.org/Venosa%20PSP/PSPbasiENGL.htm

[John Clark]

Thank You for the info John !

--
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