UPL 34299
IMAGE"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.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18097531
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18151874
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator-Mechanic-Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 38228462
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Cook
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Red Hot Riding Hood
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron