At Cayenne, French Guiana, on February 26th, authorities reported to Major Whittington that wreckage of a B-25 airplane believed to be that piloted by F/O Lester Long was found near Cayenne with one unidentified body. Permission to conduct a search was denied to Major Whittington. Little hope was held for the other occupants of the plane. Missing and
also presumed lost were F/O Long's crew and a passenger: F/O Edwin Welcome, co-pilot; 1st Lt. Jo Davidson, navigator; S/Sgt. John Roth, aerial engineer; T/Sgt. George Cummings, radio operator;S/Sgt. Athel Pate, gunner; and T/Sgt. Carleton Budd, passenger.
(from 487th Bombardment Squadron History WAR DIARY)
also presumed lost were F/O Long's crew and a passenger: F/O Edwin Welcome, co-pilot; 1st Lt. Jo Davidson, navigator; S/Sgt. John Roth, aerial engineer; T/Sgt. George Cummings, radio operator;S/Sgt. Athel Pate, gunner; and T/Sgt. Carleton Budd, passenger.
(from 487th Bombardment Squadron History WAR DIARY)
At Cayenne, French Guiana, on February 26th, authorities reported to Major Whittington that wreckage of a B-25 airplane believed to be that piloted by F/O Lester Long was found near Cayenne with one unidentified body. Permission to conduct a search was denied to Major Whittington. Little hope was held for the other occupants of the plane. Missing and
also presumed lost were F/O Long's crew and a passenger: F/O Edwin Welcome, co-pilot; 1st Lt. Jo Davidson, navigator; S/Sgt. John Roth, aerial engineer; T/Sgt. George Cummings, radio operator;S/Sgt. Athel Pate, gunner; and T/Sgt. Carleton Budd, passenger.
(from 487th Bombardment Squadron History WAR DIARY)
also presumed lost were F/O Long's crew and a passenger: F/O Edwin Welcome, co-pilot; 1st Lt. Jo Davidson, navigator; S/Sgt. John Roth, aerial engineer; T/Sgt. George Cummings, radio operator;S/Sgt. Athel Pate, gunner; and T/Sgt. Carleton Budd, passenger.
(from 487th Bombardment Squadron History WAR DIARY)
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