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Marauders strike home, as the railroad viaduct at Recco, Italy, south

Marauders strike home, as the railroad viaduct at RECCO, Italy, south of Genoa, is hammered by USAAF medium bombers. (Picture shows the railroad viaduct target as it appeared to reconnaissance planes before the mission, while later the precision bombing of the strategic attackers depicts the same viaduct after the bombing.) Direct hits in the middle arch of the structure deprives German forces defending Rome of vital supplies, and results in long delays in transporting essential material for Wehrmacht needs.