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885th Bomb Squadron supplying partisans

The 885th Bomb Squadron (H) Special of the 15th Air Force has been engaged in supplying arms, ammunition and food to the Partisan forces of Italy, Yugoslavia and pre-invasion France. At the present time these activities are being exerted mainly in Northern Italy. Othern than dropping supplies, this organization occasionally drops U.S. agents behind enemy lines. These operations are conducted with the cooperation of the British, depending upon their intelligence reports, for selection of its missions. This organization picks its own targets, after clearance with the 15th Air Force Headquarters; writes own operational orders; briefing and all other pertinent data. Here, supplies are dropped from a Consolidated B-24 to Partisans behind enemy lines in Italy. 15 February 1945