391st BOMB GROUP: Loadlist Form103b/Opflash for mission No. 223
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.
OPFLASH
SECTION VALUE
Reel: B0440
Page: 922
Field Order: 0
A(i) Target Ordered: Berg Gladbach motor transport depot. (St. Goar--defended town for window ships.)
A(ii) Target Attacked:
B(i) Group: 391
B(ii) No. Of A/C Off By Type: 33 B-26's plus 2 PFF.
B(iii) No. A/C Failing To Bomb: (weather-personnel-mechanical-other): 1 A/C shot down before target. 16 A/C landed away from base to refuel.
B(iv) No. A/C Bombing: (primary-secondary-other): 18 primary 3 window A/C primary--St Goar 11 secondary (Daun L-355774)
C(i) Time Up: 13:45
C(ii) Time Over Target: 15:55
C(iii) Time Down: 17:30
D(i) No A/C: (missing-destroyed-damaged(cat. B-A/C)-Damaged(Cat. A)): 1 lost. A/C 720 was hit by flak in right wing at L-940840 at 1515 hours. Gas tank in right wing apparently exploded. A/C was seen going down in flames and was last seen at 5000 ft. No chutes seen to open. 19 damaged. 16 Cat 'A' flak 1 Cat A/C flak 2 Cat E - crash landing.
D(ii) Enemy A/C: (destroyed-prob. Destroyed-Damaged):
D(iii) No. Crew: (killed-wounded-missing): 2 slightly wounded -- flak. One man in A/C 337 and one in A/C 810. 1 seriously injured - crash landing by A/C 156J at P-915045 1 slightly injured - crash landing by A/C 156J at P-915045. 6 missing. A/C 720. Shot down by flak. (See Par.H.)
E. Results Of Bombing: Primary unobserved. Window primary, fair. Secondary, unobserved.
F(i)(A) Enemy Opposition Over Target:
F(i)(B) Enemy Opposition Elsewhere: nil
F(ii)(A) Flak Over Target:
F(ii)(B) Flak Elsewhere: Target: HFF, weak, inaccurate. Elsewhere: Nassau, HFF, moderate, accurate. Branback, HFF, weak, accurate.
G. info,Observations, Hot News:
H(i) Weather Affecting Bombing: enroute: 6 to 8/10 medium clouds, vsby unrestricted. target: same.
H(ii) Weather En Route:
I. Bombs On: (primary-secondary-other-jettisoned-returned): 142 x 500 GP primary 8 x 500 GP unaccounted for. 1 A/C shot down.
J. Altitude Of Attack: 13,500 primary. 16,000 window primary 12,000 secondary