Chowhound Missions
Target for food drop on the Alkmaar mission. (Photo courtesy Rich Rock)

Valkenburg, 1 May 45 Food drop. (Photo courtesy James Cashen)

May 1,1945
Valkenburg, 1 May 1945 Food drop mission. (Photo courtesy Raymond Kowalski family)

May 1, 1945
Dutch people harvesting the 10 in 1 food cartons while more manna falls from the skies. Additional PDF file photos courtesy of the US Consulate, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Original Amsterdam Liberation May 1945 newspaper with an artist rendering of USAAF Operation Chowhound B-17's low over Amsterdam. (Photo courtesy of Jack O'Leary)

Photo from Ray Blohm's ship dropping food on Alkmaar on 3 May, 1945 on ship # 476 Radio Call Letter P flying off Hardstand # 31. Ray was in B-Sqdn for the drop that day. Blohm Crew Information (Photo courtesy of Jack O'Leary)

Ray Blohm May 3 1945 Chowhound
Photo from Ray Blohm's ship dropping food on Alkmaar on 3 May, 1945 on ship # 476 Radio Call Letter P flying off Hardstand # 31. Ray was in B-Sqdn for the drop that day. Blohm Crew Information (Photo courtesy of Jack O'Leary)

Ray Blohm food drop May 3 1945
Chowhound Mission Special Instructions for missions set for by USSTAF. (Courtesy of Jack O'Leary)

USSTAF Chowhound Instructions
Doug Eden, 349th Squadron. Lead Bombardier on the Chowhound missions. Photo Courtesy of Beth Eden-McGuire

Capt Doug Eden, Lead Bombardier
Air Fields of the Chowhound crews. (Courtesy of Hans Onderwater. Operation Manna/Chowhound.)
