Daniel Johnson
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Nose Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
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Warren P Allen
Military
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Crew #629 - Warren P. Allen Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: James P. Sampson (N), Warren P. Allen (P), Walter J. Sebo (CP), William M. O'Donnell (B) Kneeling Left to Right: Robert Rayburn (TTG), Harold Sherlock (FE), James Moore (TG), Daniel Johnson (NG), Donald Miller (R/O), Orrin Winters (BTG)
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"FRANCE-"Red Hot Riding Hood," Consolidated B-24, bombed this French airfield on several occasions. Now the crew are finally able to see just what does happen when they drop their bomb load on a target. 1st Lt. Warren P. Allen, pilot (left) and S/Sgt James Moore tail gunner, inspect the tail of what was once a Heinkel 177, German bomber."
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"RETURN OF THE WANDERING SONS of the U.S. Army Air Forces bomber "Red Hot Red Head*," have just checked in after being brought down in their Liberator over the front lines and after walking and hitch-hiking five days to get to this temporary landing field in FRANCE." * B-24 42-52442 'Red Hot Riding Hood'. Warren Allen Crew. 10-Sept-44, five days after having been brought down on the 5th.
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"FRANCE-before they left their ship, the crew of the crashed Consolidated B-24 "Red Hot Riding Hood," salvaged the picture of their insignia off the side of the plane. Wrapped in a small Nazi flag they intend to present it to the crew chief back in England. they are shown just before they boarded a plane for home." Warren Allen crew of B-24 42-52442 'Red Hot Red Riding Hood'
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"11 September 1944 was a big day for the crew of "Red Hot Riding Hood." It was the day that they turned up at a temporary landing field in France after being given up for lost. The first thing they asked for when they arrived at this airfield was hot food." L-R Sgt Fred O Minzenmayer Winters,TX; 1Lt Warren P Allen McAllister, OK; S/Sgt Robert Rayburn McAllister, OK; 1Lt Walter J Sebo Chicago, IL; S/Sgt J V Moore Greensborough, NC; S/Sgt Daniel Johnson Winnsboro, TX; 2Lt John Loeper Spring Lake, MI; S/Sgt Orrin Winters Rensselaer falls, NY; T/Sgt Donald Miller Geneva, OH; 1Lt James Sampson Albion, MI; and T/Sgt Harold Sherlock Lewiston, PA.
Service
People
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Robert Rayburn
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Top Turret Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
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James Sampson
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 466th Bomb Group
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Walter Sebo
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
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Harold Sherlock
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer | 466th Bomb Group
Units served with
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466th Bomb Group
Group
The 466th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Attlebridge, Norfolk, during the last year of the war in Europe. The Group flew 232 missions in the course of the year and celebrated the 100th one by inviting local people onto the base to mark the... -
786th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-52442 Red Hot Riding Hood
B-24 Liberator
Missions
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541
11 August 1944
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545
12 August 1944
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8th Air Force 556
16 August 1944
Aircraft factories and oil refineries are the primary targets for this mission. A total of 1090 heavy bombers are despatched. See Mission Details for particulars. ... -
562
18 August 1944
We led the Wing to France to bomb a fuel dump. Made 3 runs on the target. We hit it on the third run. Major Harmon flew Pilot; 12000 feet altitude.
Associated Place
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Attlebridge
Military site : airfield
Attlebridge was constructed for RAF use and completed to that standard in 1942. However, with news that it was to be assigned to the American Air Force, the runways were extended and additional hardstandings and outbuildings constructed for the heavy...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | McAlester, OK 74501, USA | 15 January 1924 |
| 466th BG Combat Tour | Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 27 April 1944 – 5 September 1944 |
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30 combat missions |
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| Died | McAlester, OK 74501, USA | 16 July 1971 |
| Buried | McAlester, OK 74501, USA | 19 July 1971 |
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Oak Hill Memorial Park |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 09 June 2016 03:37:38 | 466thHistorian | Changes to nickname |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 09 June 2016 03:17:32 | 466thHistorian | Changes to highest rank, role, events, unit associations and place associations |
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466th BG Archives |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:27:10 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book 'Attlebridge Arsenal' by Wassom & Brassford, page 343 |
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