391st Bomb Group - Loadlist Form104a For Mission No. 142

391st BOMB GROUP: Loadlist Form104a for mission No. 142

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	BOX-FLIGHT-POSITION	PILOT	TAKE OFF TIME	TIME OVER TARGET	TIME LANDED	CREW COMMENTS	PILOT ASN	A/C SERIAL
B0437	30		878		4x500gp	111	PFF	00:00	09:34	00:00	Target, direct hit. Poor formation. S2: EA Bethel	X1PFSX000	41-31910
B0437	88	574	720	R	4x1000gp	233	stanfield	07:55	09:34	10:49	3 [flak] hits. S2: CH Drake	O668154	42-107720
B0437	50	572	747	T	4x1000gp	125	jacobs	00:00	09:35	00:00	Alt 12000, air speed 200, ground speed 260. better weather forecast. S2: Duet	O792028	42-107747
B0437	34		748	Q	window	w3	blute	07:56	09:38	10:35	S2: Begley	O795686	42-107748
B0437	62		806	C	4x1000gp	136	reynolds	08:03	09:33	10:53	2 [flak] holes. S2: Begley	O544730	42-107806
B0437	42	572	808	X	4x1000gp	121	miller	07:59	09:34	10:50	S2: CH Drake	O386629	42-107808
B0437	70	574	815		4x1000gp	221	alexander	07:53	09:35	00:00	S2: RHFP	O792150	42-107815
B0437	58	572	841	A	4x1000gp	133	koehl	08:00	09:34	10:55	Better weather reports. Want better candy. S2: Marvin D. Ratner	T121888	42-107841
B0437	40	572	797	P	4x1000gp	116	alexander	07:50	09:38	11:00	Weather reporting has been terrible, wrong about 9 times out of 10. S2: EA Daugherty	O795164	42-95797
B0437	46	572	802	P	4x1000gp	123	baehr	08:00	09:35	10:58	Weather report was inaccurate. S2: CH Drake	O795337	42-95802
B0437	38	572	806	M	4x1000gp	112	dewitt	07:58	09:34	10:54	S2: RMC	O805782	42-95806
B0437	26	572	811		window	w1	schleicher	08:00	09:34	10:45	Window very little help. S2: RMC	O662676	42-95811
B0437	44		812	D	4x1000gp	122	brockway	00:00	09:34	00:00	S2: Begley	O795351	42-95812
B0437	48	572	313	Z	4x1000gp	124	jobe	07:50	09:35	11:05	Weather briefing piss poor. Every ship should have window. S2: RMC	O792029	42-95813
B0437	32	572	815	R	window	w2	barker	08:00	09:35	10:45	S2: EA Daugherty	O738331	42-95815
B0437	66	574	807	J	4x1000gp	212	carson	07:54	09:36	10:50	S2: CH Drake	O805505	42-95818
B0437	36	572	822	O	4x1000gp	111	danforth	07:57	09:35	11:00	3 bombs hung up. Pathfinder banks too steep going over coast. S2: Marvin D. Ratner	O25701	42-95822
B0437	52	572	823	N	4x1000gp	126	crim	08:01	09:36	11:01	1 [flak] hole. Weather ??? More light bulbs in locker room. S2: Marvin D. Ratner	O747753	42-95823
B0437	74	574	838	B	4x1000gp	223	lowe	07:52	09:35	11:02	Poor weather briefing. S2: CMM	O805506	42-95838
B0437	68	574	839		4x1000gp	213	metelsky	07:50	09:36	10:50	1 [flak] hole. S2: Begley	O669769	42-95839
B0437	92	574	843	J	4x1000gp	235	newman	00:00	09:35	00:00	James P. Reeves, S/Sgt, top turret gunner, slightly wounded, flak, cut by glass ??? Flak damage to a/c. S2: Duet	O683759	42-95843
B0437	80	574	844	D	4x1000gp	226	hillier	07:50	09:36	11:08	S2: JJ Hyde	O667817	42-95844
B0437	54	572	847	H	4x1000gp	131	whitson	08:01	09:36	10:50	S2: Marvin D. Ratner	O25925	42-95847
B0437	84	574	853	F	4x1000gp	232	garwick	07:55	09:36	10:55	2 [flak] holes. S2: JJ Hyde	O796366	42-95853
B0437	76	574	865	D	4x1000gp	224	majka	00:00	09:35	11:05	Slight damage. S2: Begley	O534320	42-95865
B0437	90	574	873	U	4x1000gp	234	watson	07:55	00:00	10:50	2 small flak holes. S2: CMM	O684919	42-95873
B0437	28		910		4x500gp	211		00:00	09:35	00:00	1 flak hole. S2: EA Daugherty	X1PFSX000	42-95878
B0437	64	574	927	N	4x1000gp	211	hollis	07:50	09:36	10:47	2 flak holes: R gas tank knock out, minor. Weather briefing was exactly opposite of that one briefed. We were out on our bombing all 500 feet lower than briefed. S2: CMM	O731585	42-95927
B0437	82	574	931	F	4x1000gp	231	bird	07:50	09:38	00:00	3 or 4 [flak] holes. Join up procedure was bad. S2: RHFP	O791818	42-95931
B0437	86	572	947	U	4x1000gp	134	fry	00:00	00:00	00:00	Kaufman, Harold, Cpl, AG, killed, flak after target, 2nd turn. Cat B-AC damage. NOTE: Landed away from base in Southern England. S2: Begley	O748173	42-95947
B0437	56	572	102	X	4x1000gp	132	chatellier	00:00	09:36	00:00	Flak holes. PFF on clear tgt. S2: Duet	O817389	42-96102
B0437	72	574	248	V	4x1000gp	222	morris	07:50	09:36	11:05	PFF in clear weather. S2: Duet	O685169	42-96248
B0437	94	574	295	O	4x1000gp	236	ryan	07:55	09:34	00:00	Props, wings, tail [flak] hits. S2: RHFP	O689361	42-96295
B0437	78	574	144		4x1000gp	225	salmon	07:50	09:42	11:05	Radio discipline, someone gave bombardier data over radio giving ground speed. S2: Begley	O663098	43-34144
B0437	60	572	148	D	4x1000gp	135	mccarty	08:00	09:35	11:05	4 bombs jettisoned beyond target, uncertain if bombardier well enough acquainted with this new type a/c. Scattered damage (flak). S2: EA Daugherty	O526421	43-34148