391st BOMB GROUP: Loadlist Form104a for mission No. 179
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
B043814335740104x1000gp223lesmeister00:0000:0011:40S2: EA BethelO70572241-35010
B04381439574597P4x1000gp224evans00:0000:0011:45S2: BegleyO54532842-107597
B043814436204x1000gp231lloyd00:0000:0000:00[illegible] S2: illegibleO66151042-107620
B04381399572740V4x1000gp123phalon09:2710:1811:45S2: Arthur AnatiinoO68926842-107740
B04381407575743W4x1000gp131mitchell09:2710:2111:20S2: CH DrakeO73163042-107743
B04381391572748Q4x1000gp115stevens09:2010:2011:35S2: CMMO70101142-107748
B04381451573806C4x1000gp235dillard09:4510:3511:30S2: ?/Sgt Whelan?O68429742-107806
B04381395572808X4x1000gp121smith09:2510:2211:40S2: CH DrakeO68053142-107808
B043814295747984x1000gp215detjens00:0000:0011:35White smoke trails at tgt. S2: BegleyO70500942-95798
B04381401572803K4x1000gp124fry09:2310:2511:45Vapor trail about 15 minutes before target. S2: CMMO74817342-95803
B04381409575808C4x1000gp132tavener10:3000:0011:30S2: JJ HydeO75733142-95808
B04381393572810C4x1000gp116grow09:2510:2011:40S2: CMMO74778942-95810
B04381383572811G4x1000gp111schleicher09:2310:2011:22S2: CH DrakeO66267642-95811
B04381387572815R4x1000gp113gates09:2410:2011:35S2: CMMO70220442-95815
B043814495738304x1000gp234may09:4510:3511:30S2:O76204942-95830
B043814215748384x1000gp212lowe00:0000:0000:00S2: BegleyO80550642-95838
B04381415575844D4x1000gp135timbers09:2800:0011:25One long trail of smoke seen almost vertical to great altitude at 1010 between IP and tgt, looked like rocket trail. S2: JJ HydeO76092342-95844
B04381413575847H4x1000gp134ljunggren09:2800:0011:23Rocket vicinity of Saarburg, left trail of smoke, straight up (very strange trajectory). Boxx leader should not come back at 220 especially when there is danger of fighters !! S2: JJ HydeO2523242-95847
B043814115758554x1000gp133saunders00:0000:0000:00S2: DuetO69025842-95855
B043814418664x1000gp222mickelson00:0000:0012:00Jettisoned bombs half way beteeen IP and tgt, 1 mi S of Greumacher, tire blew out on take off. S2: BegleyO70503742-95866
B04381431574727N4x1000gp221hollis09:3210:3411:45S2: EA BethelO73158542-95927
B043814195749314x1000gp211salmon09:3010:2111:35White trail of smoke just before Saarburg coming up. S2: BegleyO66309842-95931
B04381385572947U4x1000gp112lantz09:2310:3011:40S2: Arthur AnatiinoO71597742-95947
B043814235742484x1000gp213spangler09:3000:0011:30S2: BegleyO80753542-96248
B04381397572313Z4x1000gp122allen09:2810:2011:45S2: Arthur AnatiinoO67048342-96313
B043814375741444x1000gp226brown00:0000:0011:45S2: BegleyO42409543-34144
B04381417575156X4x1000gp136martin00:0000:0000:00Rocket about 1 min inside enemy territ[ory], a/c at 12000, kept going up at 20000 [feet]. S2: DuetO70513143-34156
B043814355745974x1000gp225ackland00:0000:0011:40S2: BegleyO79303543-34183
B043814472274x1000gp233holliday00:0000:0000:00[illegible] S2: illegibleO68370343-34227
B043814455733114x1000gp232baker00:0000:0000:00S2:O70509843-34311
B04381425574326Q4x1000gp214bischoff09:3000:0011:30Saw white streamers going down when at when flak encountered. S2: BegleyO55519243-34326
B04381389572337P4x1000gp114dickinson09:2410:2511:40S2: CMMO66275843-34337
B043814275743614x1000gp216flanagan00:0000:0011:25One trail of white smoke coming. S2: BegleyO42058343-34361
B04381405572418J4x1000gp126detwiler09:3010:2511:40Vapor trail seen at 25000 feet at 1020 hours while on bomb run. Ahead and on ?? local course high speed. Suggest improved weather briefing. Strongly urge co-pilots crew briefing. S2: Arthur AnatiinoO69135443-34418
B04381403572429Y4x1000gp125chapin09:2710:2511:40Vapor trail about 1023 hours. S2: CMMO70613343-34429
B043814535734474x1000gp236schaffron09:3010:3511:30S2: ?/Sgt Whelan?O55602843-34447