Photo Gallery

Manna from the heavens, the food parcels dropped by the B-17's of the 3rd Air Division. - 100th Photo Archives

Food parcels just released from the bomb bay of a 100th Bomb Group aircraft. Photo courtesy of Eric Heijink. (http://www.operationmanna.secondworldwar.nl/claudehall.php)

"Thank you, boys" spelled out in field showing gratitude of the Dutch people for the food drops.100th Photo Archives

"Thank you, boys" spelled out in field showing the gratitude of the Dutch people. Photo from the 490th BG on the 3-4-45 food drop. Photo courtesy of Eric Swain, 490th BG Historian

"Thank you, boys" spelled out in field showing the gratitude of the Dutch people. Photo from the 490th BG on the 3-4-45 food drop. Photo courtesy of Eric Swain, 490th BG Historian

"Thank you America." Dutch postcard created in May 1945 and mailed June 1945 from Amsterdam to Long Island, New York, featuring a USAAF 385th BG H B-17 dropping food over Schiphol, AF Amsterdam. Photo courtesy of Jack O'Leary

Postmark from the postcard showing June 1945 mailing. Photo courtesy of Jack O'Leary

Left: Rare Dutch Delft 1945 tile made to remember the Operation Chowhound-Manna food drop missions features RAF Lancasters dropping food with woman and child waving flag below. April 29-May 5, 1945. Right: (In Dutch) FOOD PEACE FREEDOM 1995 Dutch Delft plate made on the 50th Anniversary remembrance of the Operation Chowhound-Manna events in Holland. Plate depicts a B-17 dropping food over Amsterdam with church steeple in view. Photo courtesy of Jack O'Leary

Rare Dutch Delft 1945 tile made to remember the Operation Chowhound-Manna food drop missions features RAF Lancasters dropping food with woman and child waving flag below. April 29-May 5, 1945. The tile reads: FOOD PEACE FREEDOM 29 April 1945 5 May. Photo courtesy of Jack O'Leary.

A page from John O'Leary's WWII scrapbook. Photo courtesy of Jack O'Leary