391st BOMB GROUP: Loadlist Form104a for mission No. 25
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 |
| B0430 | 1088 | 575 | 972 | | | | 222 | petrich | 00:00 | 16:43 | 00:00 | | O684039 | 41-31972 |
| B0430 | 1133 | | 012 | | | | 125 | hall | 00:00 | 00:00 | 17:20 | | O672082 | 41-35012 |
| B0430 | 1136 | 572 | 797 | P | 4x1000gp | | 127 | alexander | 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 | #837 in water about 3 miles off Calais. Fired 2 yellow flares just short of IP, turned on bomb run, salvoed bombs, white smoke trailing, hit water, white puffs on the water. | O795164 | 42-95797 |
| B0430 | 1142 | 572 | 799 | T | 4x1000gp | 1944-04-18 | 123 | whitson | 15:25 | 16:32 | 00:00 | | O25925 | 42-95799 |
| B0430 | 1109 | 573 | 801 | G | window | | 2w3 | barger | 15:40 | 16:48 | 17:24 | | O906505 | 42-95801 |
| B0430 | 1112 | 574 | 802 | P | window | | 2w2 | carson | 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 | Window not dropped on target, off course. | O25958 | 42-95802 |
| B0430 | 1154 | 572 | 803 | K | 4x1000gp | 1944-04-18 | 1?1 | morrison | 15:25 | 16:32 | 17:08 | Over target, window ships were not on time. Crews want mars bars and better chow. | O726451 | 42-95803 |
| B0430 | 1160 | 573 | 804 | A | window | 1944-04-18 | | ljunggren | 15:31 | 16:30 | 17:02 | | O25232 | 42-95804 |
| B0430 | 1067 | 575 | 805 | V | 4x1000gp | 1944-04-18 | 234 | aldridge | 15:43 | 16:42 | 17:27 | No pathfinder to be used on clear days. | O731780 | 42-95805 |
| B0430 | 1130 | 572 | 806 | M | 4x1000gp | 1944-04-18 | 134 | roeper | 15:25 | 16:30 | 17:25 | Pathfinder could not hold formation. | O731666 | 42-95806 |
| B0430 | 1115 | | 807 | J | 4x1000gp | 1944-04-18 | 135 | lowenthal | 15:25 | 16:29 | 17:20 | Saw engelking drop out of formation losing altitude rapidly. | O796845 | 42-95807 |
| B0430 | 1103 | 575 | 808 | C | 4x1000gp | | 213 | o'hare | 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 | | O735810 | 42-95808 |
| B0430 | 1118 | 572 | 809 | O | 4x1000gp | 1944-04-18 | 13? | barker | 15:30 | 16:32 | 17:18 | | O738331 | 42-95809 |
| B0430 | 1139 | 572 | 811 | G | 4x1000gp | 1944-04-18 | 131 | schleicher | 15:25 | 16:27 | 17:15 | Window did not work. | O662676 | 42-95811 |
| B0430 | 1145 | | 813 | J | 4x1000gp | 1944-04-18 | 124 | danforth | 15:27 | 16:33 | 17:15 | Did not drop on pathfinder, dropped on box leader. Pathfinder jettisoned after leaving target. Pathfinder off course, went over Calais. Weather 1/10 not 8/10 as briefed. | O25701 | 42-95813 |
| B0430 | 1124 | | 815 | | | | 132 | blute | 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 | Ship peeled off just after leaving target. Not seen to crash. 126 or 113. | O795686 | 42-95815 |
| B0430 | 1163 | | 820 | | | | 2w2 | | 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 | | O26154 | 42-95820 |
| B0430 | 1085 | 575 | 827 | G | 4x1000gp | 1944-04-18 | 221 | kelley | 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 | | O348517 | 42-95827 |
| B0430 | 1127 | 572 | 832 | H | 4x1000gp | 1944-04-18 | 133 | hanlon | 15:29 | 16:32 | 17:15 | Ran over Calais in wide swing east. | O672084 | 42-95832 |
| B0430 | 1091 | | 833 | | | | | | 00:00 | 00:00 | 17:30 | | O731678 | 42-95833 |
| B0430 | 1157 | 572 | 834 | B | 4x1000gp | 1944-04-18 | 113 | dickinson | 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 | Bombs jettisoned 5 seconds before target, aileron control cable shot into. Crew want cable splicer. | O662758 | 42-95834 |
| B0430 | 1121 | 572 | 836 | N | 4x1000gp | 1944-04-18 | ?26 | mccarty | 15:48 | 16:45 | 17:30 | | O526421 | 42-95836 |
| B0430 | 1082 | 574 | 840 | R | 4x1000gp | | 227 | stanfield | 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 | | O668154 | 42-95840 |
| B0430 | 1061 | 574 | 841 | S | 4x1000gp | 1944-04-18 | 237 | garwick | 15:40 | 00:00 | 17:20 | Dropped on pathfinder, hit same positions as 1st box. | O796366 | 42-95841 |
| B0430 | 1073 | 575 | 843 | | | | 232 | fleck | 00:00 | 17:43 | 00:00 | | O793094 | 42-95843 |
| B0430 | 1079 | 575 | 844 | | | | 225 | tucker | 00:00 | 16:45 | 00:00 | | O668164 | 42-95844 |
| B0430 | 1094 | 575 | 845 | Q | 4x1000gp | 1944-04-18 | | laframboise | 15:40 | 16:42 | 00:00 | Couldn't hear pathfinder briefing. | O1699086 | 42-95845 |
| B0430 | 1058 | 575 | 846 | D | 4x1000gp | 1944-04-18 | 236 | wolfe | 15:40 | 16:45 | 17:30 | | O523463 | 42-95846 |
| B0430 | 1070 | 575 | 847 | H | | | 231 | samuel | 15:44 | 16:45 | 17:30 | With visibility good,pathfinders, if at all, should bomb on Norden. | O21742 | 42-95847 |
| B0430 | 1100 | | 848 | | | | | wilkinson | 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 | | O795542 | 42-95848 |
| B0430 | 1166 | 573 | 850 | | window | 1944-04-18 | ?w2 | logan | 15:25 | 16:30 | 17:00 | | O731613 | 42-95850 |
| B0430 | 1151 | | 851 | | 4x1000gp | 1944-04-18 | ?22 | jacobs | 15:25 | 00:00 | 17:05 | Bombs brought back, did not see lead ship drop. | O792028 | 42-95851 |
| B0430 | 1055 | 575 | 853 | F | 4x1000gp | 1944-04-18 | | ruble | 15:35 | 16:50 | 17:25 | Combat crew mess stinks, one man sick of food. Eggs and fruit rations lacking. More FLAK helmets. Pathfinder briefing no good and flying ? | O1699365 | 42-95853 |
| B0430 | 1064 | | 865 | | | | 233 | majka | 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 | | O534320 | 42-95865 |
| B0430 | 1076 | 575 | 932 | | 4x1000gp | 1944-04-18 | 225 | jacobi | 15:43 | 16:41 | 17:15 | Out over North Foreland instead of Bradwell Bay. Weather 1/10 scattered, not as briefed. | O796828 | 42-95932 |
| B0430 | 1106 | 574 | 943 | F | window | 1944-04-18 | | loesch | 15:46 | 00:00 | 17:25 | Pathfinder briefing messed up. | O420611 | 42-95943 |
| B0430 | 1148 | 572 | 947 | U | 4x1000gp | | 121 | erickson | 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 | One man ill from food. | O792568 | 42-95947 |
| B0430 | 1097 | 575 | 950 | A | 4x1000gp | 1944-04-18 | 211 | stalnaker | 15:40 | 16:46 | 17:20 | | O23784 | 42-95950 |