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 |
DATE |
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 |