391st BOMB GROUP: Loadlist Form104a for mission No. 244
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
B04411734572008L16x250gp226reed00:0000:0000:00S2: CMMO70097641-35008
B04411716573028Y16x250gp136shanks00:0000:0000:004 jettisoned about 4 seconds late on target. A-78 1715 to 1830 landed A-73 1930. S2:O71356641-35028
B04411698574620B16x250gp123lehfeldt00:0000:0000:008 x 250 jettisoned 2 min after tgt thru 10/10s. S2: JFBO71868642-107620
B04411708573634J16x250gp132edwards00:0000:0000:00?? 2? Holes RWg Cat A. S2: Rine?O71959042-107634
B04411690574678M16x250gp117hamilton00:0000:0000:00Landed A-78 Damage Cat "A" Low on gas landed A-78. On landing when wheels went down hydraulic system went out due to hit by flak. A/C went off runway. A/C & crew returned. S2: JFBO71862242-107678
B04411728572740V16x250gp223hess00:0000:0000:008 x 250# jettisoned 3 minutes after target Bomb rack malfunction 8 x 250# GP brought back Bomb rack and bomb doors malfunction As briefed except going in went too close to Koblenz camera photos. S2: CMMO72050542-107740
B04411726572748Q16x250gp222grow00:0000:0000:00(low flight) 1 ship left formation at 1636, near Nastatten - headed west. Appeared to be losing altitude. Trucks seen crossing a dual purpose bridge south of St. Goar (M-0363) at around 1655 heading west at 11000' Window technique poor At 1640 near Nastatten, sighted an vapor R/R bridge, NW of town. ??. S2: AH NationsO74778942-107748
B04411740573806C16x250gp233hinds00:0000:0000:002 x 250 brought back intervalometer was out ????. S2: Rine?O72108342-107806
B04411736573810W16x250gp231dent00:0000:0000:00PFF took over Koblenz Never saw any window camera photos. S2: RHJB?O79307942-107810
B04411746573841A16x250gp236appleton00:0000:0000:00Left engine went out over tgt just after bombs away. (probable oil line break) Elevator cables shot out on way back to bomb line. Ship was landed at A-92 with wheels down. 1735 A-92. S2: RMCO155283642-107841
B04411730572803K16x250gp224wetherbee00:0000:0000:00Ship 841 A left formation at target and headed due west. - (engines smoking - white smoke). S2: CMMO79862342-95803
B04411732572806M16x250gp225thiedeman00:0000:0000:00#6 ship, low flight, 2nd box, left formation with engine smoking & headed west after turn off tgt. Flew near to Koblenz. Bombs were salvoed by ship still in formation on 1st & 2nd missions while turning off tgt narrowly missing other ships in formation Candy??!!. S2: AH NationsO71585942-95806
B04411688574807J16x250gp115porter00:0000:0000:001610 small town with small buildings or large crates in a pattern. Perhaps supplies. S2: JFBO72056242-95807
B04411742573808C16x250gp234ridgeway00:0000:0000:00No 2 almost dropped bombs on our ship No 3 in ? flight didn't open doors until way late. S2: Rine?O55854842-95808
B04411720572811G16x250gp212main00:0000:0000:00Window technique poor - flew ? Formation & too close. S2: AH NationsO71352342-95811
B04411722572812D16x250gp213harris00:0000:0000:00As briefed. S2: CMMO72106242-95812
B04411738573820S16x250gp232thomas00:0000:0000:002 runs? Little White balls at Moselle about 8000 size of baseball going up Flight leaders returned at ? ? Window ships were behind that flight & 1st box and stayed right in formation & didn't drop window. S2: Rine?O68124642-95820
B04411714573830M16x250gp135morris00:0012:0000:009 holes Cat "A" Window ships were never in formation Came home too damn fast for long mission. S2: Rine?O72032642-95830
B04411704574833U16x250gp126hocker00:0000:0000:00Single contrail at 25,000' from Bastogne to Nastallen. Flak damage Cat A. S2: JFBO71864042-95833
B04411718572836N16x250gp211crumal00:0012:0000:00PFF took flights over Koblenz window piss poor Ship in low flight seen to peel out and leave formation 5 mi W Limburg 841-A camera. S2: ?O42435742-95836
B04411686574843J16x250gp114bischoff00:0000:0000:00Flak 1 mile E Koblenz Fire was visual camera photos. S2: ?O55519242-95843
B04411679574927N16x250gp111laman00:0000:0000:00No window dropped - a conflict on timing at I.P. caused window ships to not get ahead and drop window - No flak received after that so no need for window. S2: CH DrakeO73743642-95927
B04411744572248N16x250gp235hine00:0000:0000:00The flight (low flight box II) flew very poor formation. S2: CMMO71863842-96248
B04411702574295O16x250gp125marsh00:0000:0000:00? To left near Koblenz ??. S2: EA Bethel?O72030842-96295
B04411712573144V16x250gp134clark00:0000:0000:00Window ships were not in place for bomb run. S2: Rine?O75841843-34144
B04411682574390L16x250gp112greene00:0000:0000:00S2: ?O72047743-34390
B04411684574418X16x250gp113young00:0000:0000:00No window dropped because lead ship didn't drop. S2: JFBO71592143-34418
B04411724572425A16x250gp221allen00:0012:0000:00camera photos. S2: CH DrakeO67048343-34425
B04411706573447X16x250gp131slentz00:0000:0000:00At Moselle river near town of Stremming? At 8,000 ft there were several round shiny balls in the sky. They covered an area of about a mile. Time 1640 from 11,000. camera photos The leader on a long mission does not come home at 240 - have to save gas. - Never saw window ships drop any window. S2: CH DrakeO52392343-34447
B04411710573561F16x250gp133wilson00:0000:0000:001 x 250 GP jettisoned about 1645 Katzenburg rack malfunction 1 hole Pathfinder way off course - came within Koblenz flak & got ? Flak. S2: ?O75866943-34561
B04411694574830B16x250gp121proctor00:0000:0000:00As briefed except at Koblenz Flak 2-3 mi E of Koblenz camera photos. S2: CH DrakeO68720844-67830
B04411696574895D16x250gp122leonard00:0000:0000:00Left of course E of Koblenz. S2:O71868844-67895
B04411700574975H16x250gp124henage00:0000:0000:00Flak damage Cat "A". S2: JFBO69975844-67975
B04411692574986O16x250gp116dingman00:0000:0000:00S2: ?O72045644-67986