The 489th Bombardment Squadron in Corsica



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Original 12th AF Footage of 340th BG B-25s on Corsica.

The 340th established it's base at Alesani, Corsica in March of 1944 and remained there for about one year.


Photographs by Quentin Kaiser of 489th Bomb Squadron B-25J Mitchell medium bombers,
1944-1945.
Planes, Part 1


B-25J 9M Athena (serial # 43-27655) painted in olive drab with white tail letters taking off from Alesani, Corsica. Photograph by Quentin Kaiser.



B-25J 9M Athena (serial # 43-27655) painted in olive drab with white tail letters on a bombing mission over the Alps in the Brenner Pass. Photograph by Quentin Kaiser.



Another photograph of B-25J 9M Athena (serial # 43-27655) but here painted light biege or silver with black tail letters somewhere over the Mediterranean Sea. Photograph by Quentin Kaiser.



Here's another photograph taken by Quentin Kaiser of B-25 9M Athena (serial #43-27655) painted light with black tail letters somewhere on a bombing mission.



This photograph taken by Quentin Kaiser on a bombing mission of B-25J 9M Athena and B-25J 9B Legal Eagle clearly shows the two contrasting styles of 489th planes.



Quentin Kaiser's main plane, B-25J 9F Stella in which he flew 15 missions, taking off from Alesani, Corsica. Photograph by Quentin Kaiser.


Go on to Planes of the 489th, Part 2.