391st BOMB GROUP: Loadlist Form104a for mission No. 144
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
B0437375573964G4x1000gp124clapham18:1019:4020:57S2:O69005141-34964
B0437357573028Y4x1000gp124holliday18:0719:2721:022 ships went down at target. 1 parachute but probably did not open soon enough. The woods over there seemed all to be on fire. Snack bar. There is no hot water for EM to wash their mess kits after late missions. S2: RMCO68370341-35028
B0437341268K4x1000gp223harlow18:0019:3400:00This crew had engine trouble on bomb run. Left engine lost power on run; right engine quit over channel on way home; single engine landing. S2:O39736941-35268
B0437353575576V4x1000gp213schreiber17:5719:3821:03Almost all woods have fires in them. Command? [radio] set out, flak 4 holes in plane. Crews want certain tour of duty. 65 is enough. S2: WE SpanglerO67288242-107576
B0437367573595V4x1000gp113bollinger18:0219:3520:55Form annotated Not recorded. 2 B-26s got direct hits, wobbled for awhile, then went into a spin, chutes observed, both from low flight box 1. 1 B-26 broke away, banking, lost sight of him. S2: CMMT12191742-107595
B04373295746154x1000gp235ryan18:0219:3721:15Just after target, 2 B-26s started down, one in a flat spin and other in a dive. One Spitfire followed planes down. Crew did not see plane crash (11,200 ft alt 1937 1/2). hydraulic system out. Nose? La?? shot up, lufe? Hit plus other holes. Crews do not want to be pulled off of ground school to fly. Several times this crew has been pulled off of passes, etc. to fly. S2: WE SpanglerO68936142-107615
B04373395756204x1000gp222o'hare17:5519:3521:051 bomb hung up, jettisoned at target. Locker room is too damn crowded. S2: RMCO73581042-107620
B0437351575743W4x1000gp212mitchell17:5719:4700:00S2: RHFPO73163042-107743
B0437355575748Q4x1000gp214rutledge17:5919:3521:071 [flak] hole in tail. Mess stinks. S2: RMCO67268242-107748
B0437379573806C4x1000gp113dillard18:0519:3520:552 a/c down, no chutes observed. Possibly a third a/c went down. Two ships seen to explode as they hit ground. Tail gunner says he saw 3 ships burning on the ground. Lead flight got no flak. While on bomb run 6 Spitfires dove on target. Probably this prevented first flight from getting flak. S2: EA DaughertyO68429742-107806
B0437304810W4x1000gp131logan18:1019:3420:30Landed at A-9 2030, landed at base 1635. S2:O73161342-107810
B04373715738414x1000gp122cassidy18:1119:3120:59S2: WE SpanglerO53680342-107841
B04373595737974x1000gp125rice00:0019:3800:002 ships, possibly 3, down at tgt. HF M Acc FLAK at target, about 10 sec before bombs away. S2: DuetO81342042-95797
B04373655738024x1000gp133rutledge00:0019:3600:004 and 5 in flt seen coming together but not seen to hit. 18 to 20 flak holes. Dive bombers to proceed bombers. S2: DuetO72464642-95802
B0437381573803J4x1000gp111sellers18:0419:3520:502 ships went down, possibly 3, one ship landed on English coast. S2: EA DaughertyO79318142-95803
B0437361573806M4x1000gp126may18:0720:3520:59S2: Marvin D. RatnerO76204942-95806
B0437327574807J4x1000gp234metelsky18:0619:3721:022 planes started to spin from low flight of Box 1. both planes crashed near RR junction in target area. Saw one chute (1937 alt 11,800). fires in almost all the woods. P-38s seemed to be strafing. Mercer, S/Sgt, Radio gunner, slightly wounded, flak. Slight flak damage. Tail gunners would like ??? taken out of ship. Would like dive bombers on flak positions. Escort very good today. S2: WE SpanglerO66976942-95807
B04373495758114x1000gp211ljunggren17:5719:3500:00Low flight too far to right, lead flight could test fire guns. S2: RHFPO2523242-95811
B0437363573813J4x1000gp132daffern18:0319:3521:05Saw Colsch go down over target 1935 ??? 12,000 ft (engine shot off). 5 or 6 [flak] holes. Lead flight 1 box dropped 50 to 100 feet in front of this flight. S2: Marvin D. RatnerO67276342-95813
B0437331572815R4x1000gp236barker17:5719:3821:15S2: Marvin D. RatnerO73833142-95815
B04373455758184x1000gp225willis00:0019:3600:001 ship part of wing torn off, one tail, both going down over tgt. Field glasses for bombardiers. Mess. S2: DuetO68735842-95818
B0437335575822O4x1000gp221jannsen17:5919:3600:00Request fighters that dropping belly tanks are watched. One fighter dropped tank above this flight. S2: RHFPO40117442-95822
B0437377573823N4x1000gp114bjork18:0000:0019:00No. 4 tank losing gas. Aborted, no. 4 tank lost gas, turned back 10 min after High Wycombe, returned to base. S2: Hal HuschenbemO68425142-95823
B0437369573825B4x1000gp121shaffner18:0619:3520:57Too long between meals. S2: CMMO79318242-95825
B0437323575838B4x1000gp233kiedinger18:0019:3721:10Make bomb runs down sun. S2: CMMO80855742-95838
B0437337575843J4x1000gp215shannon18:0519:3521:102 a/c down, one chute observed. S2: EA DaughertyO69356942-95843
B0437319575847A4x1000gp231kelley18:0119:3800:002 [flak] holes. S2: RHFPO34851742-95847
B0437343575853F4x1000gp224ruble00:0019:3700:00Ship going down at tgt, 1 chute, unknown what type ship, came from above this flt, probably fighter. Fighter salvoed gas tank in formation. Air speed on bomb run too great. S2: DuetO169936542-95853
B0437333575855R4x1000gp216webster17:5519:3821:102 a/c down, no chutes observed. One flak hole, leading edge left wing. S2: EA DaughertyO80754542-95855
B0437317575865O4x1000gp226saunders18:0119:3321:02Saw these ships go down, 1 chute. S2: RMCO69025842-95865
B0437321575932T4x1000gp232jacobi19:5720:4421:28Saw 2 planes crash at target 2042 hrs 12,000 ft. hydraulic system ??? out. S2: Marvin D. RatnerO79682842-95932
B0437373573102X4x1000gp123youse17:5719:3721:00Over the target looked like a flaming Spitfire went through the low box and at least one plane, probably two, spun down. 1 hole flak. Think better job could be done if different course for bombing run. S2: WE SpanglerO66763042-96102
B0437347573295O4x1000gp136dunn18:0019:4021:102 B-26s went down (Boyd and Colsch, 800, 834). Colsch got a direct hit and collided with Boyd and at the same time Boyd got a direct hit, no chutes. Minor [flak] damage. S2: CMMO69006542-96295
B0437325575314H14x1000gp234tucker17:5700:0018:07[landed at] Chipping Ongar, airplane still there. Blew oil line, left ship at Chipping Ongar w/bombs. Aborted. Blew oil line and 10 min after takeoff landed at Chipping. S2: Hal HuschenbemO66816442-96314
B0437383573148D4x1000gp112boylan18:0000:0019:45Detonation, loss of power. Aborted, detonation and loss of power, returned 10 min off French coast, returned to base. S2: Hal HuschenbemO79628943-34148