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Mission Target: SCHIPHOL AF- HOLLAND CHOWHOUND

DATE: 1945-05-02 RESULT:
CREW LOST: AIRCRAFT LOST:
MISSION: CLS:

NOTES

PHOTOS:

Amsterdam   (100th Photo Archives)

Formation chart for the May 2nd Chowhound Mission. (100th Archives)

 LD-T 649 LADY GERALDINE, PFF-XR-M 824, piloted by Lee Jacobs, on 2 May 45 Chowhound mission. The PFF aircraft XR-M had the name "MIKE" painted on it. Photo taken from Phillip Liesche's ship, AC 162 LD-U "GINGER". Photo courtesy of Lee Jacobs, Photo ID by Jack O'Leary Link to Chowhound formation sheets 

Mission report

 Lead crew drop photo showing target white cross and the food cartons falling around it. (Photo courtesy of Rich Rock) 

Nice photos of the 10-in-1 rations dropping on Schiphol Air Field, both from Lead Crew ships, 8824 aboard PFF "MIKE" off Hardstand 17 piloted by STAPLES DEPLANQUE CROTTY and leading A-Sqdn 2 May 1945 and WILSON RAIFORD aboard PFF 8916 leading C-Sqdn (I've also got a copy of that "MIKE" drop photo)Jack O'Leary. Photo courtesy of Beth Eden-McGuire. 

Nice photos of the 10-in-1 rations dropping on Schiphol Air Field, both from Lead Crew ships, 8824 aboard PFF "MIKE" off Hardstand 17 piloted by STAPLES DEPLANQUE CROTTY and leading A-Sqdn 2 May 1945 and WILSON RAIFORD aboard PFF 8916 leading C-Sqdn (I've also got a copy of that "MIKE" drop photo)Jack O'Leary. Photo courtesy of Beth Eden-McGuire.