391st BOMB GROUP: Loadlist Form104a for mission No. 219
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
B0440399572008L8x500gp225pancoast00:0000:0000:00Returned from Mettlach (L-1701) at 1142. S2: [blank]O72185141-35008
B0440405573028Y8x500gp232shanks10:3500:0012:50Turned back at 1142. S2: MD Raturn?O71356641-35028
B0440369573634J8x500gp132rice10:3012:0513:15GEE on lead. S2: Rine?O81342042-107634
B0440395572740V8x500gp223kunberger10:4000:0012:45Returned from Mettlach (L-1701) at 1140. S2: [blank]O76073642-107740
B0440411573806C8x500gp235edwards10:4000:0013:10Turned back at 1145. Could not hear ? final at take off. #2 of this flight was out of position (right and back). S2: MD Raturn?O71959042-107806
B0440391572808X8x500gp221wetherbee10:3411:4312:42Returned from Mettlach (L-1701) at 1143. S2: CMMO79862342-107808
B0440409573810W8x500gp234jimenez10:3500:0012:50Turned back at 1142. 48 hr passes. Weather briefing. Fighters pointed at nose low. S2: MD Raturn?O68905942-107810
B0440379572803K8x500gp211allen10:1500:0012:40Turned back at 114?. S2: AH NationsO67048342-95803
B0440385572806M214daniels00:0000:0000:00S2: [blank]O70603142-95806
B0440345574807Jwindow112young00:0000:0013:09Turned back at 1147. No window dropped. S2: Edgar A. Bethel Jr?O71592142-95807
B0440401572810C8x500gp226white10:3600:0012:45Returned from Mettlach (L-1701) at 1142. S2: CMMO76051942-95810
B0440381572812D8x500gp212hess00:0000:0000:00Returned from Mettlach (L-1701) at 1142. S2: [blank]O72050542-95812
B0440415573820S133leonard00:0000:0000:00(Spare) was supposed to take Larsen's place (573-H). Aborted at base - copilot's top hatch fell off on run for takeoff. S2: MDRO71868842-95820
B0440375573822O8x500gp135wanstreet10:3100:0012:55S2: Rine?O73170642-95822
B0440373573830M8x500gp134schaffron10:2500:0013:40No attack. POOR FLIGHT LEADERSHIP 1st above lead flight then below it impossible to keep up with leader due to poor leadership. To Riensfeld the south identified ? thru hole around Nunkircher & thru another hole, identified location as Beckinger. S2: [blank]O55602842-95830
B0440365574833U126dingman00:0000:0000:00Did not takeoff in grass? off taxi strip. S2: [blank]O72045642-95833
B0440397572836N8x500gp224grow10:3500:0012:45Returned from Mettlach (L-1701) at 1142. S2: [blank]O74778942-95836
B0440343574866Xwindow111proctor10:4000:0013:00S2: Edgar A. Bethel Jr?O68720842-95866
B0440393572947U8x500gp222chapin00:0000:0000:00Returned from Mettlach (L-1701) at 1143. S2: [blank]O70613342-95947
B0440377573248N8x500gp136morris10:3000:0013:40Couldn't keep up - lost formation at 1137 was well past ? S2: Rine?O72032642-96248
B0440389572144V8x500gp216thiedeman10:3000:0012:40Returned from Mettlach (L-1701) at 1142. S2: [blank]O71585943-34144
B0440383572156J8x500gp213brown10:3300:0012:41Returned from Mettlach (L-1701) at 1142. S2: CMMO81713543-34156
B0440349574177C8x500gp114bischoff10:2511:5500:00PFF lead when dropping. Camera. S2: ?O55519243-34177
B0440413573311P8x500gp236adrian10:3500:0012:45Turned back ? At Bomb Line ? S2: ?O68058943-34311
B0440407573319R8x500gp233ridgeway10:4000:0013:00Turned back at 1141. Interphone of upper turret out. Paris pass. S2: MD Raturn?O55854843-34319
B0440387572337P8x500gp215harris10:3000:0012:35Returned from Mettlach (L-1701) at 1142. S2: CMMO72106243-34337
B0440347574390Lwindow113fields00:0000:0013:05Turned back at 1142. No window dropped. S2: Edgar A. Bethel Jr?O55910943-34390
B0440403573447X8x500gp231walter10:3000:0012:47S2: ?O70499443-34447
B0440367573451D8x500gp131dent10:2912:0513:31Casual Nonfelden on edge of town. Camera. S2: CH DrakeO79307943-34451
B0440372573573H8x500gp133larsen10:3500:0000:00Aborted at base left engine cut out. S2: [blank]O71348143-34573
B0440357574819T8x500gp122martorani00:0011:4713:10S2: E.A. Bethel JrO81519344-67819
B0440353574820U8x500gp115huskey00:0000:0000:00Aborted after takeoff Air speed indicator out. S2: [blank]O66460844-67820
B0440355574830B8x500gp121sherwood00:0000:0013:00Turned back at 1206. S2: AH NationsO81396244-67830
B0440363574865D125laman00:0000:0013:00Turned back at 1147. Lead turned back. S2: E.A. Bethel JrO73743644-67865
B0440361574877G8x500gp124spangler10:2500:0013:00Turned back at 1145. Lead did not bomb. Lost lead at about 13,500 at 1137 hours. S2: [blank]O80753544-67877
B0440359574929K8x500gp123lehfeldt00:0000:0013:15Turned back at 1145. Lead did not bomb. S2: E.A. Bethel JrO71868644-67929
B0440351574975H8x500gp116marsh00:0011:5713:05Dropped in the vicinity of Oberstein. S2: ?O72030844-67975