857th BS
Powers Crew
Scanned from Special Orders #120, dtd 16Aug44, Sta 179
The Powers crew arrived at Harrington after being transferred from North Pickenham when the daylight 492nd BG closed up business there. They managed six combat missions before the cessation of active Carpetbagger operations in mid-September of 1944. Wengel and Miller were apparently dropped from the crew, as their names do not appear in the mission reports of the period.
Missions from September 1944:
Pilot MR# OK Fail Joes Cntnrs Pkgs Date Target Aircraft Powers
1845
1
0
12
7
2
Bob 276
B24H 42-95036 A
Powers
2004
1
0
12
8
8
Ventriloquist 58B
B24H 42-52695 R
Powers
2023
1
0
0
0
9
Bob 346
B24H 42-95036 A
Powers
2091
1
0
12
10
11
Bob 258
B24J 42-50600 G
Powers
2142
1
0
12
0
12
Tablejam 79
B24H 42-50447 B
Powers
2170
1
0
0
0
13
Bob 288
B24H 42-50447 B
All targets in red were French, Tablejam targets were Danish. The crew demonstrates no clear preference for a particular aircraft.
Status: Replacement crew for the 857th BS. Their combat history has not yet been researched.
