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
B0435657573978Q8x500gp113colsch07:3709:0510:15Check waist guns for ammo. No post sight left waist gun on ship 978. S2: Cunningham.O44597541-31978
B0435633573595V14x250gp1944-06-15126bollinger07:3708:5810:00S2: CH Drake.T12191742-107595
B043568857559714x250gp225kiedinger00:0008:5900:00Immediate 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.O80855742-107597
B0435669575615A14x250gp1944-06-15236laframboise07:4009:0010:00High 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.O169908642-107615
B0435590575620B14x250gp2H4jannsen00:0009:0010:10Officers food is lousy, personnel smart alecky. S2: Begley.O40117442-107620
B04356025756788x500gp214schirmer00:0008:5900:00#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.O73167842-107678
B0435651573719F114x250gp1944-06-15dearing07:4508:5710:07S2: CH Drake.O79632742-107719
B0435599575739O223schreiber07:4009:0000:00Randall, EG, slightly wounded, cut in face, not serious. Right wing badly hit by flak. S2: RHFP.O67288242-107739
B0435627573806C14x250gp1944-06-15135dillard07:4008:5810:04S2: CH Drake.O68429742-107806
B0435624573810W14x250gp1944-06-15134logan07:4008:5310:042 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.O73161342-107810
B0435682575811V14x250gp1944-06-15234petrich07:3708:5910:19New mess sergeant. Seven days leave. Passes as usual. S2: CMM.O68403942-107811
B0435666573834116bjork00:0009:0410:12How about medium altitude bomb runs. S2: FP Dudzik.O68425142-107834
B0435618575841A14x250gp1944-06-15cassiday07:5008:5810:05S2: CMM.O53680342-107841
B0435672573801G8x500gpSellers07:4309:0410:102 runs at 8000 feet. Why go at 8000 feet with unlimited ceiling. S2: Duet.O79318142-95801
B0435605575808C8x500gp1944-06-15215martin07:3708:5810:15S2: JJ Hyde.O68657442-95808
B0435639573812D14x250gp132baxter00:0008:5800:00S2: Duet.O68424042-95812
B0435630574813J14x250gp125watson00:0008:5710:011 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.O68491942-95813
B04356915758152H6lakin00:0000:0000:00The 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.O68435642-95815
B0435654573820S14x250gp1944-06-15124sloss07:4508:5810:10S2: CMM.O79689542-95820
B0435694575821O14x250gp231stalnaker00:0009:0010:13T8653 as IP used. Bombing altitude 8800. 7 bombs brought back, bomb rack malfunction. S2: FP Dudzik.O2378442-95821
B0435663573822O8x500gp1944-06-15115boylan07:4509:0510:132 runs on target at 8000 feet. Lt. Boylan flew without an engineer for 2nd time, he is pissed off. S2:O79628942-95822
B0435636573825B131shaffner07:4308:5710:02Food bad both mess halls. S2: RHFP.O79318242-95825
B0435648573828L122hartman00:0008:5810:10S2: FP Dudzik.O68432842-95828
B0435660572836N8x500gp1944-06-15114ljunggren07:4509:0410:152 runs. three light flak holes, upper left blister gun and nacelle, and leading edge of rudder. Radio compass lamp housing. S2: EAB.O2523242-95836
B0435608575839G216harlow00:0009:0010:07S2: Begley.O39736942-95839
B0435642573842D133clark07:4808:5810:03S2: RHFP.O2615442-95842
B0435614575843J213fleck07:4100:0010:10S2: Cunningham.O79309442-95843
B0435611575844D212tucker00:0008:5910:10S2: FP Dudzik.O66816442-95844
B0435697575846P2L2wolfe07:3808:5510:20#3 high flight hit (flak), fell out of formation and disappeared. S2: Begley.O52346342-95846
B0435621847holfson07:3708:5910:05S2: Begley.O52567342-95847
B043567885314x250gp1944-06-15133ruble07:3009:0110:25Delvie more passes. New mess sergeant, combat mess. S2: EA Daugherty.O169936542-95853
B0435596575855R14x250gp1944-06-15222wilkinson07:4209:0310:10Town 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.O79554242-95855
B0435593575873U14x250gp221o'hare07:3909:0000:0015 or 20 (flak) holes in ship. S2: RHFP.O73581042-95873
B0435685575932T235jacobi07:4309:0010:16Few evasive turns on a bomb run as long as this one. S2: RHFP.O79682842-95932
B0435645573957U14x250gp1944-06-15121armstrong00:0000:0000:001 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.O66411942-95947
B0435675573102X8x500gp1944-06-15112youse07:4309:0410:002 runs on target. S2: CH Drake.O66763042-96102