391st BOMB GROUP: Loadlist Form104a for mission No. 108
The Form No.104a was completed by S2 (Intelligence) officers for each crew returning from missions.
The table below contains the pertininent details from each form in the mission records that was legible.
REEL PAGE SQUADRON A/C NO. A/C LETTER BOMB LOAD DATE BOX-FLIGHT-POSITION PILOT TAKE OFF TIME TIME OVER TARGET TIME LANDED CREW COMMENTS PILOT ASN A/C SERIAL
B04351816573978Q14x250gp111logan09:0110:0012:10Lead of 2nd box, started out as leader of high flight, later took over leadership of box. Target RR junction Q9244. 3 bombs hung up. Bomb sight malfunction also. 2 flak holes. Bomb sight malfunction. S2: EA Daugherty.O73161341-31978
B0435184657325214x250gp131snyder00:0010:4700:00Ship went down at 1047, Hartman. P-47 went down at 1047. Foret Dreux convoy on road R1305q0 1055. 4 engine a/c on Couches A/D. 4 flak holes. S2: Begley.O67224041-35252
B04351802575268K16x250gp226rutledge08:5810:5000:00Damage, rt nacelle. S2: RHFP.O67268241-35268
B04351844573595V16x250gp116bollinger00:0000:0000:00S2: Who?T12191742-107595
B0435178857561516x250gp216kiedinger08:5611:1212:151030, a/c went down, 3 chutes seen from plane. 1 other chute seen 5 min later just not from this a/c. a/c went into vertical dive after direct hit in waist. Exploded at ground. Dropped bombs on RR target at the Fr coast. 2/Lt. Garside, BN, slightly wounded by broken glass. Minor battle damage, flak. S2: WE Spangler.O80855742-107615
B0435185057363414x250gp133baxter00:0010:4300:00Hartman's ship fell out of form, kept losing alt, rt eng feathered, started in a fire then ship caught fire, no chutes. 1 flak hole. Transportation, trucks not filled up do not stop to pick up crews. S2: Duet.O68424042-107634
B0435180457567116x250gp231jannsen00:0000:0000:00Ship hit in bomb bay and ship buckled in center and went down, not seen to ?? Petrich at 1029, 1 parachute floating alone at 1045 at target. 2/Lt. RS Molner, CP, slightly wounded by flak. 4 or 5 flak holes. S2: Begley.O40117442-107671
B0435178657567816x250gp214kelley08:5510:3912:24Petrich's ship went down just ?? of Dreux. 7 e/a, 2 of 180 and 5 ju88, just S of A/D at Creton. S2: RMC.O34851742-107678
B04351834573806C16x250gp125ljunggren09:0109:5712:104 to 6 dinghies in channel at 1125 (50d20n/01d10w). Fighter shot down 5 miles NE of Dreaux at 1032. a/c 834 shot down in woods N of Dreaux, gunner saw 1 chute, caught fire in air and exploded at ground. 4 bombs hung up. Minor battle damage. S2: WE Spangler.O2523242-107806
B04351818573841A14x250gp112cassiday00:0010:5612:116 flak holes. S2: FP Dudzik.O53680342-107841
B0435182457279916x250gp135reynolds09:0710:4312:03391st B-26 down in flames over target, entire front enveloped in flames. 3 bombs brought back, intervalometer failure. a/c silver observed burning on ground on course in R2446. 4 small flak holes. Still have not gotten bicycles which were to have been sent from Dulaud. S2: EA Daugherty.O54473042-95799
B04351830573801131Sellers00:0000:0000:00Came back with oil leak, just went around the pattern. S2:O79318142-95801
B04351820573802P16x250gp113dearing00:0010:5112:15Saw no.6 lead flight, 2 chutes seen, one open and one going down, saw hitting ground in flames over target. S/Sgt. Thomas J Milton, BN, slightly wounded by flak. 15 flak holes. S2: FP Dudzik.O79632742-95802
B04351810572806M16x250gp234roeper09:0011:1012:20Ship down 5 mi NNE of Dreaux, no chute seen at D-9127. 1 flak hole. S2: CH Drake.O73166642-95806
B04351808575808C16x250gp233martin08:5911:1312:29S2: JJ Hyde.O68657442-95808
B04351812572810C14x250gp235baehr08:5710:5012:10Bombs jettisoned, could not keep up with formation. 1 hole in tail. Formation too fast. 5978 - 841 did not have waist gun windows ajar all during mission. Navigator, bombardiers need watches. S2: WE Spangler.O79533742-95810
B04351814572812236hanlon00:0000:0000:00Left wheel would not retract, just went around the pattern. S2:O67208442-95812
B04351800572819H14x250gp225koehl09:2010:4300:00S2: RHFP.T12188842-95819
B04351832573820S16x250gp114armstrong00:0000:0000:00Hartman's ship hit, feathered, 1 chute, caught fire and went straight down, over woods past tgt. Bombs jettisoned, rt engine smoking. 2/Lt. JA Baker, BN, slightly wounded by flak, went thru helmet? Several flak holes, eng. S2: Duet.O66411942-95820
B04351780575821O14x250gp211stalnaker09:5411:2012:12Target u2580. T/Sgt. TT Lawson, RG, seriously wounded by flak. S2: CH Drake.O2378442-95821
B04351828573822111thorn00:0000:0000:00R eng cut out, just went around the pattern. S2:O79319842-95822
B04351836573825B14x250gp121shaffner09:0210:4012:05Changed to box 2. star?? acgouty?? lead and was not provided with picture or project folder. S2: EA Daugherty.O79318242-95825
B0435184057383014x250gp113bjork09:0210:4312:01S2: WE Spangler.O68425142-95830
B04351842573831H16x250gp115sloss09:0811:4512:10Moved from 115 to 124. no plane in 1st box had GEE as result navigation was poor. S2: CH Drake.O79689542-95831
B04351796575833U16x250gp224schirmer08:5700:0012:20Plane down at R-4834 at 1031 from 10,500. P-47 shot down by FW190 at Q-9127 at 1048, 1 chute seen. S2: CH Drake.O73167842-95833
B04351822572836N16x250gp134mccarty09:0710:4212:00Flew in box 2 due to mix up. 1043 one of our planes went down after turning off target, seen to crash across the river in the trees, 2 chutes opened out of the tail, a third promptly came out but did not open, plane plunged straight down. 1 a/c on ground at St Andre A/D fighter. Combat mess EM new mess sergeant. S2: WE Spangler.O52642142-95836
B04351848573842D16x250gp232clark09:0510:4412:00One B-26 this group down out of control over tgt. 1St box one B-26 this box caught fire, dropped out and levelled off near ground, 2 chutes seen at 1044 in tgt area 9,500. S2: JJ Hyde.O2615442-95842
B04351792575843J16x250gp222fleck08:5600:0012:30One B-26 this group Petrich down over woods just north of Dreux R-3543. One FW 190 shot down one P-47 near Lisieux. No more peppermint candy, make you too damn thirsty. S2: JJ Hyde.O79309442-95843
B04351784575844D16x250gp213tucker00:0000:0000:00#2 of 1st flight direct hit on fuselage, went into dive. Parachute from other ship over target. 2 flak holes. Put somebody in lead that can use evasive action. Mess. Do something about bitches. S2: Duet.O66816442-95844
B04351782575846P16x250gp212harlow08:5310:0000:00Bombs brought back, 3 runs on different targets by leader, missed drop and did not want to salvo. Petrich received a direct hit at waist gun, down in flames, no chutes. Also believe a 344th plane blew up at R4437. Saw one enemy fighter at IP, 47s after it. Best breakfast this morning. S2: EA Daugherty.O39736942-95846
B04351790575847H16x250gp121wolfe08:5600:0012:30No. 3 in 1st flt went down as hit between turret and waist guns, 2 chutes came out as soon hit ground. Saw dog fight with one fighter shot down and me ?? go down over target area. Battle damage. S2: FP Dudzik.O52346342-95847
B04351806575853F16x250gp232ruble00:0011:1100:00Ship 811 went down, hit in waist and knocked tail off, hit and exploded, 3 chutes. 1033 1 parachute over target and later 1037. Troops in woods Foret de Dreaux, had fires burning and extinguished them when formation went over. Small flak holes. S2:O169936542-95853
B0435179457585516x250gp123wilkinson08:5000:0012:251 FW190. 2 chutes definitely from Petrich's ship. Should take evasive action before and during ?? of ?? flak. S2: RMC.O79554242-95855
B04351798575932T14x250gpjacobi08:5810:4500:00Damage, push rod in rt engine. More positive evasive action. S2: RHFP.O79682842-95932
B04351826572947U14x250gp136holliday00:0010:4012:101 silver B-26 our own of 1st box at 1100, possibly lead flight over target. Saw 4 chutes with probably one not opened, saw it hit ground. S2: FP Dudzik.O68370342-95947
B04351838573102X16x250gp222boylan09:0210:4200:00S2: RHFP.O79628942-96102