391st BOMB GROUP: Loadlist Form104a for mission No. 117
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 |
B0436 | 127 | 573 | 978 | Q | 28x100gp | | 126 | colsch | 00:00 | 20:40 | 00:00 | S2: FP Dudzik | O445975 | 41-31978 |
B0436 | 140 | 572 | 025 | | 28x100gp | | 235 | koehl | 18:45 | 20:44 | 22:25 | Tired of pepamint patties. Box that takes off first should land first on long missions. S2: RMC | T121888 | 41-32025 |
B0436 | 113 | 573 | 595 | | 28x100gp | | 115 | bollinger | 18:47 | 20:40 | 22:14 | S2: WE Spangler | T121917 | 42-107595 |
B0436 | 138 | 572 | 620 | B | 28x100gp | | 234 | smith | 18:45 | 20:42 | 22:25 | Seven inoperative guns in 2 ships. 5 in ship flown this afternoon. Very poor maintenance. Gross carelessness. Flying in slot with no bomb sight. S2: WE Spangler | O680531 | 42-107620 |
B0436 | 115 | 573 | 634 | J | 28x100gp | | 114 | boylan | 19:48 | 20:41 | 22:12 | S2: FP Dudzik | O796289 | 42-107634 |
B0436 | 158 | 572 | 673 | A | 28x100gp | | 211 | earl | 00:00 | 20:41 | 22:20 | Weather briefing was ??? negatively. Snack after late missions. S2: FP Dudzik | O417690 | 42-107673 |
B0436 | 107 | 573 | 678 | M | 28x100gp | | 112 | baxter | 00:00 | 20:32 | 00:00 | S2: FP Dudzik | O684240 | 42-107678 |
B0436 | 178 | 572 | 719 | F | 28x100gp | | 225 | jacobs | 18:40 | 20:42 | 22:25 | S2: CMM | O792028 | 42-107719 |
B0436 | 154 | | 720 | R | 28x100gp | | 136 | stanfield | 18:54 | 20:57 | 00:00 | Secondary target. Sandwiches needed for crew on late missions. S2: RHFP | O668154 | 42-107720 |
B0436 | 162 | 572 | 748 | Q | 28x100gp | | 213 | blute | 18:50 | 20:42 | 22:40 | EM mess chow still bad. S2: EA Daugherty | O795686 | 42-107748 |
B0436 | 170 | 572 | 808 | | 28x100gp | | 221 | jobe | 18:38 | 20:41 | 22:25 | S2: EA Daugherty | O792029 | 42-107808 |
B0436 | 131 | 574 | 815 | W | 28x100gp | | 134 | majka | 18:45 | 20:56 | 22:20 | S2: RMC | O534320 | 42-107815 |
B0436 | 180 | 572 | 797 | P | 28x100gp | | 226 | alexander | 18:40 | 20:42 | 00:00 | 8 bombs brought back. Alexander suggests 1st box step up speed on landfall of English coast to facilitate landing procedure. Togglier needs hack watch. S2: RHFP | O795164 | 42-95797 |
B0436 | 176 | | 799 | T | 28x100gp | | 224 | whitson | 00:00 | 20:42 | 00:00 | S2: Duet | O25925 | 42-95799 |
B0436 | 104 | 573 | 801 | | 28x100gp | | 111 | shaffner | 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 | S2: | O793182 | 42-95801 |
B0436 | 109 | 573 | 842 | D | 28x100gp | | 113 | clark | 00:00 | 20:40 | 00:00 | S2: Duet | O26154 | 42-95802 |
B0436 | 172 | 572 | 806 | | 28x100gp | | 222 | crim | 00:00 | 20:41 | 00:00 | Mess. Water in planes. Candy ??? S2: Duet | O747753 | 42-95806 |
B0436 | 168 | 572 | 810 | C | 28x100gp | | 216 | Baehr | 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 | Watches for nav bomb. S2: Duet | O795337 | 42-95810 |
B0436 | 146 | 572 | 813 | J | 28x100gp | | 231 | danforth | 18:56 | 20:41 | 22:20 | S2: RMC | O25701 | 42-95813 |
B0436 | 160 | 572 | 815 | R | 28x100gp | | 212 | barker | 18:40 | 20:41 | 22:30 | S2: CMM | O738331 | 42-95815 |
B0436 | 156 | 573 | 818 | L | 28x100gp | | 116 | snyder | 18:55 | 20:42 | 22:12 | S2: RMC | O672240 | 42-95818 |
B0436 | 117 | 573 | 822 | O | 28x100gp | | 121 | thorne | 18:49 | 20:40 | 22:15 | Altitude 11800, air speed 185, ground speed 244. transportation from hard stands is bad. EM mess is bad as usual. S2: Shipley | O793198 | 42-95822 |
B0436 | 125 | 573 | 825 | B | 28x100gp | | 125 | bjork | 18:50 | 20:41 | 22:14 | S2: CMM | O684251 | 42-95825 |
B0436 | 111 | 573 | 828 | L | | | 114 | armstrong | 18:42 | 00:00 | 00:00 | Losing gas from right auxiliary from top cap. [returned] short of English coast about 10 mins. S2: | O664119 | 42-95828 |
B0436 | 123 | 573 | 830 | N | 28x100gp | | 124 | rutledge | 18:50 | 20:40 | 22:25 | S2: WE Spangler | O724646 | 42-95830 |
B0436 | 121 | | 831 | H | 28x100gp | | 123 | sloss | 18:50 | 20:41 | 00:00 | S2: RHFP | O796895 | 42-95831 |
B0436 | 152 | 574 | 833 | U | 28x100gp | | 136 | watson | 00:00 | 20:51 | 22:17 | 1 bomb jettisoned in channel ??? due to bomb rack malfunction. Top turret gun was out (left gun). Delayed briefing did not allow sufficient time to make check of airplane. S2: FP Dudzik | O684919 | 42-95833 |
B0436 | 164 | 572 | 836 | N | 28x100gp | | 214 | dickinson | 18:41 | 20:41 | 22:25 | S2: CMM | O662758 | 42-95836 |
B0436 | 133 | 572 | 838 | B | 28x100gp | | 132 | walker | 18:40 | 20:42 | 22:20 | Bicycles for combat. Replacements. S2: EA Daugherty | O670677 | 42-95838 |
B0436 | 135 | 572 | 839 | G | 28x100gp | | 233 | dewitt | 18:45 | 20:43 | 22:25 | S2: CMM | O805782 | 42-95839 |
B0436 | 150 | 574 | 841 | S | 28x100gp | | 132 | garwick | 18:55 | 20:41 | 22:30 | Need maps, Bombardier. Need gum to keep throat moist. S2: WE Spangler | O796366 | 42-95841 |
B0436 | 142 | 572 | 844 | D | 28x100gp | | 236 | mccarty | 00:00 | 20:42 | 22:45 | EM mess caused 2 men to be sick, especially since inspector left. S2: FP Dudzik | O526421 | 42-95844 |
B0436 | 166 | 572 | 846 | P | 28x100gp | | 215 | hanlon | 00:00 | 20:45 | 00:00 | S2: Duet | O672084 | 42-95846 |
B0436 | 144 | 574 | 855 | | 28x100gp | | 227 | carson | 18:55 | 20:41 | 22:25 | S2: RMC | O25958 | 42-95855 |
B0436 | 148 | | 866 | | 28x100gp | | 133 | evans | 00:00 | 20:42 | 00:00 | Mess after late mission. S2: Duet | O545328 | 42-95866 |
B0436 | 129 | 574 | 873 | U | 28x100gp | | 131 | salmon | 18:50 | 20:57 | 00:00 | S2: RHFP | O663098 | 42-95873 |
B0436 | 174 | 572 | 947 | U | 28x100gp | | 223 | fry | 18:40 | 20:43 | 22:25 | EM mess is still lousy. Water for washing mess kits should be changed more often. S2: Shipley | O748173 | 42-95947 |
B0436 | 119 | 573 | 102 | X | 28x100gp | | 122 | youse | 18:50 | 20:41 | 22:15 | S2: RMC | O667630 | 42-96102 |