The Lester White crew: 710th Squadron
Capt Lester White | Pilot |
Lt. Frank Haag | Co-Pilot |
Lt. Tom Cannon | Navigator (Cameron?) |
Lt. Gilligen Moseley | Bombardier |
T/Sgt Martin Slattery | Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner |
T/Sgt Alfred Haag | Radio Operator |
Sgt George Oakley | Ball Turret Gunner |
Cpl Ray Hodges | Waist Gunner |
Sgt Lorenz Kirchoff | Waist Gunner (Body Never Recovered) |
Sgt Gus Farmer | Tail Gunner |
The crew was lost aboard 42-31219 when it crashed Nov. 22, 1943, during take off from Goose Bay, Labrador, at Lake Melville en route UK. This was part of the initial transfer of Harvard Planes.
West Point photo of Lester White (Pilot)
Some photos/information provided by:
- Kelly O’Neil, granddaughter of Sgt. Oakley
- Daniel Bon
Some information and/or images sourced from the American Air Museum database