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391st BOMB GROUP: Loadlist Form104a for mission No. 271
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
B04431447575284Y4x1000gp233kirkbride15:4017:1518:40Fire in Limburg & Struth. Bridge at Lahr still intact. S2: JMc?O71866841-18284
B04431445575583Q4x1000gp232macFarren13:4017:1218:40As briefed. S2: JMc?O71473241-31583
B04431411572621P4x1000gp132knight15:5017:0618:45Factory at town of Sodel going full blast size approx 300' - 200' with 2 large storage tanks & 2 smaller ones. Resembles Gasoline plant. RR cars at the siding. Town located at 50 degrees 23 minutes N ??) N of Friedberg. 15 oil cars at Weilberg (G-3810) with 6 ?? Approx 30 cars on RR south of target. S2: OWC?O81746341-31621
B04431439575964G4x1000gp224ouellette15:3517:0718:401-1000lb jettisoned on Weilburg G-370092 rack malfunction could not salvo. S2: JJ HydeO82392741-34964
B04431405573028Y4x1000gp125shanks15:3217:0718:35S2: RMCO71356641-35028
B04431423575268K4x1000gp212guilbeau00:0017:0600:00S2: DuetO42683041-35268
B04431395573620B4x1000gp116morris15:3017:0618:30Noticed small fire in Limburg area ( ) and much smoke on way out. Camera photos. S2: RMCO72032642-107620
B04431435575678M4x1000gp222timbers00:0017:0700:00#6 (flying #3 position) dropped 2 bombs late - Started fire. S2: DuetO76092342-107678
B04431433575743W4x1000gp221martin, C.L.15:3817:0718:45Cut Nastatten short. Dahcheim (Dahlheim?). Kesteir (Kestert?). Whole town burning. Big oil fire at ?? S2: WE SpanglerO70513142-107743
B04431415572748Q4x1000gp134thiedeman15:3417:0818:45Limburg was burning. One hole from split case - hit prop & fired shell. Camera photos. S2: Frank GeraciO71585942-107748
B04431391573810W4x1000gp114slentz15:3117:0618:30Camera photos. S2: Rine?O52392342-107810
B04431417572799T4x1000gp135lipschultz15:3517:0618:40S2: ?O70503142-95799
B04431407573807J4x1000gp126goble15:4217:0618:31Large factory (refinery) 2 miles E of tgt was going full blast in operation 1709 13,000 ft M-240925. Camera. S2: JJ HydeO71340242-95807
B04431413572810C4x1000gp133pancoast15:3017:0618:35Highway bridge at Limburg still intact. - Big fire burning in Limburg. Camera photos. S2: JJ HydeO72185142-95810
B04431393573830M4x1000gp115kelley15:3117:0618:35S2: Rine?O72177542-95830
B04431443575836N4x1000gp231bonde15:4017:1518:452 runs, left turn. Smoke covered target on 1st run. Camera. #6 of our flight dropped accidentally 1/2 way between IP and target. S2: RHFBO75348942-95836
B04431427575927N4x1000gp214thompson15:3517:0718:45S2: JJ HydeO43360742-95927
B04431401573248N4x1000gp123lentz15:4217:0618:351 train of about 50-60 cars on ? tracks 4 mi NE of Freidburg. Camera. S2: RO205808142-96248
B04431389573144V4x1000gp113putnam15:3017:0618:28S2: Rine?O70097043-34144
B04431403573311P4x1000gp124barta15:3017:0618:30S2: RO68100043-34311
B04431399573319R4x1000gp122atwater15:3017:0618:30S2: RMCO68687843-34319
B04431449575390L4x1000gp234lantz15:4117:1518:40Made 2 runs. #5 & #6 A/C II Box Low flight dropped bombs on first run. Escort very good. S2: Frank GeraciO71597743-34390
B04431409572425A4x1000gp131allen15:3317:0618:45As briefed 1 run. Limburg on fire (SW part of town). Camera photos. S2: CMMO67048343-34425
B04431419572429Y4x1000gp136buihner15:3517:0618:35Bridge at Weilberg - good condition. Autobahn bridge at Limburg good condition. Duty bombardier did not have data posted on board in time. S2: Frank GeraciO205996943-34429
B04431421575441Q4x1000gp211hoar15:3617:0618:42Cut short at Nastalen to avoid flak pos. Fires in Limburg S end of town burning. S2: WE SpanglerO79638743-34441
B04431397573447X4x1000gp121walter15:3117:0618:35Camera. S2: WE SpanglerO70499443-34447
B04431385573451D4x1000gp111lloyd15:2917:0518:25As briefed. S2: CMMO66151043-34451
B04431387573561F4x1000gp112duncan15:3017:0618:27S2: Rine?O40683043-34561
B04431453575819T4x1000gp236gonyer15:4517:0618:552 runs but dropped bombs on first run 30 sec early due accidental release. Bombardier had hand on button on first run when they hit prop wash button was depressed. Fire in Boppart. In SE part of town - Fire east of Braubach - 1 railway & 1 highway bridge at Nassau still intact - East of Nassau on course line railway bridge still intact - Autobahn bridge NE of Limburg still intact. - Weilburg 1 railway bridge intact & freight cars in marshalling yards. - Butzbach bridge & warehouse intact & freight cars in yards. Bad Nauheim 10 to 12 red cross building in town east part. Freidberg still a lot of freight cars in yards. Weilburg two (2) small bridges intact. - Hadamar 2 bridges intact. Railway & highway. Flak around Bad Schwalbach at another group. Too far off to be sure. Weather - Hanson? - ran into first rain storm. S2: JMc?O75898644-67819
B04431429575841T4x1000gp215McIntyre00:0017:0700:00Camera. Good mission. S2: DuetO51353844-67841
B04431437575871S4x1000gp223krein00:0017:0700:00Train - 30 cars at G-165045 @ 1656 1/2 - 5 mi NW Limburg (not travelling). G-215130 train & other cars - about 90 altogether - 8-9 mi N of Limburg - 1656 1/2. 2 x 1000 jettisoned 1 mi SE tgt - rack malfunction. Fires in Limburg. 2 towns SW Nastatten burning. S2: DuetO71867244-67871
B04431451575877G4x1000gp235collier15:4017:0618:45Very good escort. S2: Frank GeraciO81294944-67877
B04431441575888P4x1000gp225harrison00:0017:0800:00S2: DuetO72172544-67888
B04431425575913N4x1000gp213brooks15:3617:0718:44S2: JJ HydeO71369044-67913
B04431431575927R4x1000gp216naugle00:0017:0700:00Fires in Limburg. 7-10 miles N of tgt - factory working oil storage tanks (2/3). S2: DuetO72033144-67927