The J. White crew from 408 Squadron (with ground crew) standing in front of Lancaster II, serial number DS-710, coded EQ-A.

Back row: 2 unnamed ground crew.

Middle Row L to R: unnamed ground crew; Sgt J. Bates RAF, F/Eng POW; F/Sgt F. Lahey RAF
, Wireless Op; unnamed ground crew;
F/Sgt R. Armstong RCAF, Mid-upper gunner; unnamed ground crew.

Front Row L to R: F/O G. Wood RCAF POW, Bomb aimer; unnamed ground crew; F/O G Schacter RCAF POW, Navigator;
P/O I. Labow RCAF
, Rear gunner; and F/O J. Gordon (Shorty) White RCAF POW, Pilot.

This crew was shot down on operations to Nurnburg on March 30/31, 1944 while flying Lancaster II, LL-633 coded EQ-L.
P/O A. Patton RCAF Mid upper gunner and F/Sgt J. Hughes RCAF POW, 2nd Pilot were with the crew when they were shot down, and F/Sgt R. Armstrong
(who is in the above photo) was not present on this flight.


Photo graciously supplied by Robert Schacter, son of F/O Gordon Schacter.


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