391st BOMB GROUP: Loadlist Form104a for mission No. 243
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
B04411582574025S8x500gp126anderson08:0009:5911:20S2: AH NationsO71053841-32025
B04411567574964G8x500gp112marsh08:0000:0011:20PT on PFF. S2: JFBO72030841-34964
B04411612572008L8x500gp226reed08:0509:5911:35Minor damage - Cat "A". S2: CMMO70097641-35008
B04411591573028Y8x500gp135adrian08:0210:0011:25S2: [blank]O68058941-35028
B04411586573634J8x500gp132rice08:0010:0011:30S2: Rine?O81342042-107634
B04411576574678N8x500gp123johnson00:0000:0011:25PT PFF. S2: JFBO55501142-107678
B04411624573248N8x500gp236tresemer08:1010:0111:41Had to fly through window seemed to drop it too late camera. S2: RMCO47539742-107740
B04411608572748Q8x500gp224chapin08:0010:0011:35Window ships turned the wrong way in the target area. Someone hit the Bullay bridge - bridge is down. Minor damage - Cat "A" camera photos. S2: CMMO70613342-107748
B04411616573806C8x500gp232ellis08:1010:0511:30Camera photos. S2: Rine?O71959542-107806
B04411590573841A8x500gp134shoemaker08:0509:5911:252 holes bombsight hit. S2: Rine?O69978242-107841
B04411600572799T8x500gp213harris07:5510:0411:256x500gp salvoed 12 miles N of target 2x500 failed to salvo. Cat A flak. S2: AH NationsO72106242-95799
B04411610572806M8x500gp225thiedeman08:0510:0011:35S2: AH NationsO71585942-95806
B04411569574807J2x2000gp113porter07:5009:5811:20PT on PFF. S2: JFBO72056242-95807
B04411580574808C8x500gp125macklin08:0010:0111:25Camera. S2: JFBO71970142-95808
B04411598572811G8x500gp212main08:0010:0211:25Cat A - Flak. S2: AH NationsO71352342-95811
B04411618573815R8x500gp233barta08:0910:0011:3512 holes Cat A. S2: Rine?O68100042-95815
B04411622573820S8x500gp235atwater07:5210:0011:40S2: RMCO68687842-95820
B04411594573830M8x500gp136lentz08:0209:5811:25Saw ship in 2nd box left engine smoking over target starting losing altitude - left formation & lost sight in clouds. Candy - coffee. S2: RMCO205808142-95830
B04411606572833U8x500gp223hess07:5210:0111:302 x500 jettisoned 10 minutes after target Hung up - would not salvo - ? the bomb -. Kicked them out. Minor damage Cat "A" camera photos. S2: CMMO72050542-95833
B04411596572836N8x500gp211crumal07:5809:5911:27Holes in left wing and nacelle (flak) camera photos. Window ships were flying too far behind, about 3 miles. S2: WE SpanglerO42435742-95836
B04411578574927N2x2000gp124spangler07:5209:5811:20S2: JFBO80753542-95927
B04411574574295O8x500gp122lipinski07:5210:0011:25Flak at target 30 bursts inacc. S2: JFBO72112942-96295
B04411620573144V8x500gp234clark08:0910:0011:37S2: Rine?O75841843-34144
B04411563574227V2x2000gp111bischoff07:5209:5911:20Camera photos. S2: WE SpanglerO55519243-34227
B04411535574390L2x2000gp116hamilton08:0010:1311:45Window #3 casual. S2: [blank]O71862243-34390
B04411602572425A8x500gp221allen07:5009:5900:00Snow ground from Bastogne on toward tgt. Cat "A" camera photos. S2: CH DrakeO67048343-34425
B04411614573447X8x500gp231jimenez08:0710:0011:35Breaks in clouds big enough to show position of A/C. 2 large convoys (15 trucks each) one E, one NE in town of Wiesbaden (tgt) (1000 hrs) About 5 tanks parked on N end of town. Nose guns and ammo boxes should be taken out of lead A/C camera photos. S2: WE SpanglerO68905943-34447
B04411588573561F8x500gp133wanstreet08:0210:0011:25S2: Rine?O73170643-34561
B04411571574830B2x2000gp121proctor07:5809:5811:20S2: WE SpanglerO68720844-67830
B04411584573842B8x500gp131schaffron08:0210:5811:25Results Little short may have walked into DMPI. Camera photos. S2: RHFBO55602844-67842
B04411565574890M112mozian07:5200:0007:53Left engine cut out on takeoff lost all power. Pulled throttles and belly landed. A/C washed out Cat E. No injuries. S2: [blank]O72032544-67890
B04411604572895D8x500gp222grow08:0510:0011:20S2: AH NationsO74778944-67895
B04411573574920F122henage07:5300:0000:00Left engine cutting out and losing all power. Chopped throttles and ??? left runway and wheels were pulled up. Impossible to hold A/C on runway. Cat E. S2: [blank]O69975844-67920
B04411530574975H2x2000gp114fields08:1110:1411:40Window #1 Dropped on Cochem by D/R camera photos. S2: WE SpanglerO55910944-67975
B04411532574986O2x2000gp115ehrhart08:0010:1311:45Window #2. Dropped on casual. S2: [blank]O71959144-67986