391st BOMB GROUP: Loadlist Form103b/Opflash for mission No. 169
The results of each mission were entered into either a No.103b or OpFlash form. This information was then transmitted to Bomber Command via teleprinter.
| SECTION |
VALUE |
OPFLASH
| Reel: | B0438 |
| Page: | 239 |
| Field Order: | 0 |
| A(i) Target Ordered: | Calais, Dunkirk, St. Nazaire, Lorient, Flushing, Breskens, Middleburg, Terneuzen, Hoedekenskerke, Goes, Kapelle, Arnemuiden |
| A(ii) Target Attacked: | Calais, Dunkirk, St. Nazaire, Lorient, Flushing, Breskens, Middleburg, Terneuzen, Hoedekenskerke, Goes, Kapelle, Arnemuiden |
| B(i) Group: | 391 |
| B(ii) No. Of A/C Off By Type: | 8 B-26 |
| B(iii) No. A/C Failing To Bomb: (weather-personnel-mechanical-other): | 0-0-0-0 |
| B(iv) No. A/C Bombing: (primary-secondary-other): | 8-0-0 |
| C(i) Time Up: | 14:19 |
| C(ii) Time Over Target: | 15:30 |
| C(iii) Time Down: | 17:45 |
| D(i) No A/C: (missing-destroyed-damaged(cat. B-A/C)-Damaged(Cat. A)): | 0-0-0-0 |
| D(ii) Enemy A/C: (destroyed-prob. Destroyed-Damaged): | 0-0-0 |
| D(iii) No. Crew: (killed-wounded-missing): | 0-0-0 |
| E. Results Of Bombing: | satisfactory |
| F(i)(A) Enemy Opposition Over Target: | nil |
| F(i)(B) Enemy Opposition Elsewhere: | nil |
| F(ii)(A) Flak Over Target: | HF W INACC at Calais, HF M ACC at St. Nazaire |
| F(ii)(B) Flak Elsewhere: | nil |
| G. info,Observations, Hot News: | nil |
| H(i) Weather Affecting Bombing: | Holland area 7 to 8/10 clouds, visibility good. Lorient CAVU. Calais-Dunkirk area 7 to 9/10 clouds, visibility fair. St. Nazaire. |
| H(ii) Weather En Route: | very poor, 5 to 10/10 stratus clouds over Channel and France to 10 to 15 miles inland. |
| I. Bombs On: (primary-secondary-other-jettisoned-returned): | 40-0-0-0-0 (27 x T bombs, 8 x XZH-2, 5 x XZH-45) |
| J. Altitude Of Attack: | 9000, 10000, 12000 |