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 |
B0441 | 1582 | 574 | 025 | S | 8x500gp | | 126 | anderson | 08:00 | 09:59 | 11:20 | S2: AH Nations | O710538 | 41-32025 |
B0441 | 1567 | 574 | 964 | G | 8x500gp | | 112 | marsh | 08:00 | 00:00 | 11:20 | PT on PFF. S2: JFB | O720308 | 41-34964 |
B0441 | 1612 | 572 | 008 | L | 8x500gp | | 226 | reed | 08:05 | 09:59 | 11:35 | Minor damage - Cat "A". S2: CMM | O700976 | 41-35008 |
B0441 | 1591 | 573 | 028 | Y | 8x500gp | | 135 | adrian | 08:02 | 10:00 | 11:25 | S2: [blank] | O680589 | 41-35028 |
B0441 | 1586 | 573 | 634 | J | 8x500gp | | 132 | rice | 08:00 | 10:00 | 11:30 | S2: Rine? | O813420 | 42-107634 |
B0441 | 1576 | 574 | 678 | N | 8x500gp | | 123 | johnson | 00:00 | 00:00 | 11:25 | PT PFF. S2: JFB | O555011 | 42-107678 |
B0441 | 1624 | 573 | 248 | N | 8x500gp | | 236 | tresemer | 08:10 | 10:01 | 11:41 | Had to fly through window seemed to drop it too late camera. S2: RMC | O475397 | 42-107740 |
B0441 | 1608 | 572 | 748 | Q | 8x500gp | | 224 | chapin | 08:00 | 10:00 | 11:35 | Window ships turned the wrong way in the target area. Someone hit the Bullay bridge - bridge is down. Minor damage - Cat "A" camera photos. S2: CMM | O706133 | 42-107748 |
B0441 | 1616 | 573 | 806 | C | 8x500gp | | 232 | ellis | 08:10 | 10:05 | 11:30 | Camera photos. S2: Rine? | O719595 | 42-107806 |
B0441 | 1590 | 573 | 841 | A | 8x500gp | | 134 | shoemaker | 08:05 | 09:59 | 11:25 | 2 holes bombsight hit. S2: Rine? | O699782 | 42-107841 |
B0441 | 1600 | 572 | 799 | T | 8x500gp | | 213 | harris | 07:55 | 10:04 | 11:25 | 6x500gp salvoed 12 miles N of target 2x500 failed to salvo. Cat A flak. S2: AH Nations | O721062 | 42-95799 |
B0441 | 1610 | 572 | 806 | M | 8x500gp | | 225 | thiedeman | 08:05 | 10:00 | 11:35 | S2: AH Nations | O715859 | 42-95806 |
B0441 | 1569 | 574 | 807 | J | 2x2000gp | | 113 | porter | 07:50 | 09:58 | 11:20 | PT on PFF. S2: JFB | O720562 | 42-95807 |
B0441 | 1580 | 574 | 808 | C | 8x500gp | | 125 | macklin | 08:00 | 10:01 | 11:25 | Camera. S2: JFB | O719701 | 42-95808 |
B0441 | 1598 | 572 | 811 | G | 8x500gp | | 212 | main | 08:00 | 10:02 | 11:25 | Cat A - Flak. S2: AH Nations | O713523 | 42-95811 |
B0441 | 1618 | 573 | 815 | R | 8x500gp | | 233 | barta | 08:09 | 10:00 | 11:35 | 12 holes Cat A. S2: Rine? | O681000 | 42-95815 |
B0441 | 1622 | 573 | 820 | S | 8x500gp | | 235 | atwater | 07:52 | 10:00 | 11:40 | S2: RMC | O686878 | 42-95820 |
B0441 | 1594 | 573 | 830 | M | 8x500gp | | 136 | lentz | 08:02 | 09:58 | 11:25 | Saw ship in 2nd box left engine smoking over target starting losing altitude - left formation & lost sight in clouds. Candy - coffee. S2: RMC | O2058081 | 42-95830 |
B0441 | 1606 | 572 | 833 | U | 8x500gp | | 223 | hess | 07:52 | 10:01 | 11:30 | 2 x500 jettisoned 10 minutes after target Hung up - would not salvo - ? the bomb -. Kicked them out. Minor damage Cat "A" camera photos. S2: CMM | O720505 | 42-95833 |
B0441 | 1596 | 572 | 836 | N | 8x500gp | | 211 | crumal | 07:58 | 09:59 | 11:27 | Holes in left wing and nacelle (flak) camera photos. Window ships were flying too far behind, about 3 miles. S2: WE Spangler | O424357 | 42-95836 |
B0441 | 1578 | 574 | 927 | N | 2x2000gp | | 124 | spangler | 07:52 | 09:58 | 11:20 | S2: JFB | O807535 | 42-95927 |
B0441 | 1574 | 574 | 295 | O | 8x500gp | | 122 | lipinski | 07:52 | 10:00 | 11:25 | Flak at target 30 bursts inacc. S2: JFB | O721129 | 42-96295 |
B0441 | 1620 | 573 | 144 | V | 8x500gp | | 234 | clark | 08:09 | 10:00 | 11:37 | S2: Rine? | O758418 | 43-34144 |
B0441 | 1563 | 574 | 227 | V | 2x2000gp | | 111 | bischoff | 07:52 | 09:59 | 11:20 | Camera photos. S2: WE Spangler | O555192 | 43-34227 |
B0441 | 1535 | 574 | 390 | L | 2x2000gp | | 116 | hamilton | 08:00 | 10:13 | 11:45 | Window #3 casual. S2: [blank] | O718622 | 43-34390 |
B0441 | 1602 | 572 | 425 | A | 8x500gp | | 221 | allen | 07:50 | 09:59 | 00:00 | Snow ground from Bastogne on toward tgt. Cat "A" camera photos. S2: CH Drake | O670483 | 43-34425 |
B0441 | 1614 | 573 | 447 | X | 8x500gp | | 231 | jimenez | 08:07 | 10:00 | 11:35 | Breaks 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 Spangler | O689059 | 43-34447 |
B0441 | 1588 | 573 | 561 | F | 8x500gp | | 133 | wanstreet | 08:02 | 10:00 | 11:25 | S2: Rine? | O731706 | 43-34561 |
B0441 | 1571 | 574 | 830 | B | 2x2000gp | | 121 | proctor | 07:58 | 09:58 | 11:20 | S2: WE Spangler | O687208 | 44-67830 |
B0441 | 1584 | 573 | 842 | B | 8x500gp | | 131 | schaffron | 08:02 | 10:58 | 11:25 | Results Little short may have walked into DMPI. Camera photos. S2: RHFB | O556028 | 44-67842 |
B0441 | 1565 | 574 | 890 | M | | | 112 | mozian | 07:52 | 00:00 | 07:53 | Left engine cut out on takeoff lost all power. Pulled throttles and belly landed. A/C washed out Cat E. No injuries. S2: [blank] | O720325 | 44-67890 |
B0441 | 1604 | 572 | 895 | D | 8x500gp | | 222 | grow | 08:05 | 10:00 | 11:20 | S2: AH Nations | O747789 | 44-67895 |
B0441 | 1573 | 574 | 920 | F | | | 122 | henage | 07:53 | 00:00 | 00:00 | Left 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] | O699758 | 44-67920 |
B0441 | 1530 | 574 | 975 | H | 2x2000gp | | 114 | fields | 08:11 | 10:14 | 11:40 | Window #1 Dropped on Cochem by D/R camera photos. S2: WE Spangler | O559109 | 44-67975 |
B0441 | 1532 | 574 | 986 | O | 2x2000gp | | 115 | ehrhart | 08:00 | 10:13 | 11:45 | Window #2. Dropped on casual. S2: [blank] | O719591 | 44-67986 |