391st BOMB GROUP: Loadlist Form104a for mission No. 97
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 |
B0435 | 657 | 573 | 978 | Q | 8x500gp | | 113 | colsch | 07:37 | 09:05 | 10:15 | Check waist guns for ammo. No post sight left waist gun on ship 978. S2: Cunningham. | O445975 | 41-31978 |
B0435 | 633 | 573 | 595 | V | 14x250gp | 1944-06-15 | 126 | bollinger | 07:37 | 08:58 | 10:00 | S2: CH Drake. | T121917 | 42-107595 |
B0435 | 688 | 575 | 597 | | 14x250gp | | 225 | kiedinger | 00:00 | 08:59 | 00:00 | Immediate evasive action, have some signal to dictate how close flak is to a/c. Mech failure on bomb rack, salvoed over target. Panel light stays on when bombs fall. S2: Duet. | O808557 | 42-107597 |
B0435 | 669 | 575 | 615 | A | 14x250gp | 1944-06-15 | 236 | laframboise | 07:40 | 09:00 | 10:00 | High flight caught 6 bursts of flak (2 guns) 30 sec after target (HF), left black smoke trail like a cone, hit #6 man in flight, is back at field. Visibility not as good as briefed. S2: EA Daugherty. | O1699086 | 42-107615 |
B0435 | 590 | 575 | 620 | B | 14x250gp | | 2H4 | jannsen | 00:00 | 09:00 | 10:10 | Officers food is lousy, personnel smart alecky. S2: Begley. | O401174 | 42-107620 |
B0435 | 602 | 575 | 678 | | 8x500gp | | 214 | schirmer | 00:00 | 08:59 | 00:00 | #6 high flight, over target, 6 bursts of flak, ship hit, left formation, went to left. Fire EM mess sgt and put cpl in charge, cpl did a good job while sgt was away. S2: Duet. | O731678 | 42-107678 |
B0435 | 651 | 573 | 719 | F1 | 14x250gp | 1944-06-15 | | dearing | 07:45 | 08:57 | 10:07 | S2: CH Drake. | O796327 | 42-107719 |
B0435 | 599 | 575 | 739 | O | | | 223 | schreiber | 07:40 | 09:00 | 00:00 | Randall, EG, slightly wounded, cut in face, not serious. Right wing badly hit by flak. S2: RHFP. | O672882 | 42-107739 |
B0435 | 627 | 573 | 806 | C | 14x250gp | 1944-06-15 | 135 | dillard | 07:40 | 08:58 | 10:04 | S2: CH Drake. | O684297 | 42-107806 |
B0435 | 624 | 573 | 810 | W | 14x250gp | 1944-06-15 | 134 | logan | 07:40 | 08:53 | 10:04 | 2 B-26 were sighted returning to England singly when this flight was going in. The ships were not on single engine. One plane was silver, one dark. S2: EA Daugherty. | O731613 | 42-107810 |
B0435 | 682 | 575 | 811 | V | 14x250gp | 1944-06-15 | 234 | petrich | 07:37 | 08:59 | 10:19 | New mess sergeant. Seven days leave. Passes as usual. S2: CMM. | O684039 | 42-107811 |
B0435 | 666 | 573 | 834 | | | | 116 | bjork | 00:00 | 09:04 | 10:12 | How about medium altitude bomb runs. S2: FP Dudzik. | O684251 | 42-107834 |
B0435 | 618 | 575 | 841 | A | 14x250gp | 1944-06-15 | | cassiday | 07:50 | 08:58 | 10:05 | S2: CMM. | O536803 | 42-107841 |
B0435 | 672 | 573 | 801 | G | 8x500gp | | | Sellers | 07:43 | 09:04 | 10:10 | 2 runs at 8000 feet. Why go at 8000 feet with unlimited ceiling. S2: Duet. | O793181 | 42-95801 |
B0435 | 605 | 575 | 808 | C | 8x500gp | 1944-06-15 | 215 | martin | 07:37 | 08:58 | 10:15 | S2: JJ Hyde. | O686574 | 42-95808 |
B0435 | 639 | 573 | 812 | D | 14x250gp | | 132 | baxter | 00:00 | 08:58 | 00:00 | S2: Duet. | O684240 | 42-95812 |
B0435 | 630 | 574 | 813 | J | 14x250gp | | 125 | watson | 00:00 | 08:57 | 10:01 | 1 bomb brought back, bomb rack malfunction. EM mess. Nose guns rusty inside, needs inspection before. Package guns would not fire. Tail guns jammed and would not function. This condition of guns peculiar to 572th ships. S2: FP Dudzik. | O684919 | 42-95813 |
B0435 | 691 | 575 | 815 | | | | 2H6 | lakin | 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 | The crews need priority on chow line before missions. The tail turrets are being ? That guns may be fired without using dead-man switch, it is dangerous. Copt test ? Without firing guns. S2: Cunningham. | O684356 | 42-95815 |
B0435 | 654 | 573 | 820 | S | 14x250gp | 1944-06-15 | 124 | sloss | 07:45 | 08:58 | 10:10 | S2: CMM. | O796895 | 42-95820 |
B0435 | 694 | 575 | 821 | O | 14x250gp | | 231 | stalnaker | 00:00 | 09:00 | 10:13 | T8653 as IP used. Bombing altitude 8800. 7 bombs brought back, bomb rack malfunction. S2: FP Dudzik. | O23784 | 42-95821 |
B0435 | 663 | 573 | 822 | O | 8x500gp | 1944-06-15 | 115 | boylan | 07:45 | 09:05 | 10:13 | 2 runs on target at 8000 feet. Lt. Boylan flew without an engineer for 2nd time, he is pissed off. S2: | O796289 | 42-95822 |
B0435 | 636 | 573 | 825 | B | | | 131 | shaffner | 07:43 | 08:57 | 10:02 | Food bad both mess halls. S2: RHFP. | O793182 | 42-95825 |
B0435 | 648 | 573 | 828 | L | | | 122 | hartman | 00:00 | 08:58 | 10:10 | S2: FP Dudzik. | O684328 | 42-95828 |
B0435 | 660 | 572 | 836 | N | 8x500gp | 1944-06-15 | 114 | ljunggren | 07:45 | 09:04 | 10:15 | 2 runs. three light flak holes, upper left blister gun and nacelle, and leading edge of rudder. Radio compass lamp housing. S2: EAB. | O25232 | 42-95836 |
B0435 | 608 | 575 | 839 | G | | | 216 | harlow | 00:00 | 09:00 | 10:07 | S2: Begley. | O397369 | 42-95839 |
B0435 | 642 | 573 | 842 | D | | | 133 | clark | 07:48 | 08:58 | 10:03 | S2: RHFP. | O26154 | 42-95842 |
B0435 | 614 | 575 | 843 | J | | | 213 | fleck | 07:41 | 00:00 | 10:10 | S2: Cunningham. | O793094 | 42-95843 |
B0435 | 611 | 575 | 844 | D | | | 212 | tucker | 00:00 | 08:59 | 10:10 | S2: FP Dudzik. | O668164 | 42-95844 |
B0435 | 697 | 575 | 846 | P | | | 2L2 | wolfe | 07:38 | 08:55 | 10:20 | #3 high flight hit (flak), fell out of formation and disappeared. S2: Begley. | O523463 | 42-95846 |
B0435 | 621 | | 847 | h | | | | olfson | 07:37 | 08:59 | 10:05 | S2: Begley. | O525673 | 42-95847 |
B0435 | 678 | | 853 | | 14x250gp | 1944-06-15 | 133 | ruble | 07:30 | 09:01 | 10:25 | Delvie more passes. New mess sergeant, combat mess. S2: EA Daugherty. | O1699365 | 42-95853 |
B0435 | 596 | 575 | 855 | R | 14x250gp | 1944-06-15 | 222 | wilkinson | 07:42 | 09:03 | 10:10 | Town looked all obliterated. Only about 6 bursts of flak but accurate as hell. 20 flak holes scattered all over the ship, biggest concentration on left side. Even though there is no flak positions plotted, evasive action should be taken while flying over enemy territory. When are we going home. S2: CMM. | O795542 | 42-95855 |
B0435 | 593 | 575 | 873 | U | 14x250gp | | 221 | o'hare | 07:39 | 09:00 | 00:00 | 15 or 20 (flak) holes in ship. S2: RHFP. | O735810 | 42-95873 |
B0435 | 685 | 575 | 932 | T | | | 235 | jacobi | 07:43 | 09:00 | 10:16 | Few evasive turns on a bomb run as long as this one. S2: RHFP. | O796828 | 42-95932 |
B0435 | 645 | 573 | 957 | U | 14x250gp | 1944-06-15 | 121 | armstrong | 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 1 bomb brought back, hung up in racks. One B-26, 2nd box, fell behind 0902 - 8200. bomb bay door bent when one bomb bounced over hung up bomb. S2: JJ Hyde. | O664119 | 42-95947 |
B0435 | 675 | 573 | 102 | X | 8x500gp | 1944-06-15 | 112 | youse | 07:43 | 09:04 | 10:00 | 2 runs on target. S2: CH Drake. | O667630 | 42-96102 |