Masters of the Air - Dropping Aid in the Netherlands (Operation Chowhound)

Masters of the Air - Dropping Aid in the Netherlands
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Operation Chowhound
On the American side, ten bomb groups of the US Third Air Division flew 2,268 sorties beginning 1 May, delivering a total of 4,000 tons. Four hundred B-17 Flying Fortress bombers of the United States Army Air Forces dropped 800 tons of K-rations during 1 to 3 May on Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. At least one B-17 crew, that of the Stork Club from the 550th squadron received battle recognition despite having no guns for their humanitarian mission, as a result of receiving fire from German flak.

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[ischaprive]

Somehow this scene touched different, perhaps because I’m a Dutchie. Our tales about the war are not necessarily about heroic battles, but rather times of hardship and starvation. These droppings kept my grandparents alive. Thanks to all Allies! :)

[pavarottiaardvark]

What makes this so powerful to me is that this scene finally shows us how beautiful those aircraft can be. No death, no bombs, no peril. Just incredible machines and the wonder of flight.

[MalakianMS]

That orange made me cry tbh. My grandmather was a child in Madrid during the siege of the Spanish civil war. She had to survive alone with her older sister because their parents got caught outside of Madrid when the battle started. They had a very hard time getting food. She often told about that one time a convoy of trucks managed to break through from Valencia, and she got an orange, she always said that nothing in her life tasted as good as that orange.

[amartyaroy]

"Bombay doors opening"
"Crates Away"

Such a simple yet powerful line.

[fredericksaxton]

My mothers brother served in RAF Bomber Command. He did one Operation Manna trip to Holland in his Lancaster.
His reward came decades later while living in New Zealand when a Dutch business man in New Zealand paid for 6 RAF crew and wives to go to London in 2012 for the unveiling of the Bomber Command Memorial. This Dutchman's father had suffered in WW2 and had had his life saved by the food dropped by the RAF.

[i.aint.worred]

this is one of the best moments in my opinion, huge contrast from the usual action, grief, and fighting

[antusgabor]

After many years of raining hell on people, they finally dropped life instead of death. What a beautiful contrast.

[MikMoen]

Using weapons of War, to bring aid and help to those in need. The irony of this has always been incredibly moving and poetic.

[miliba]

This scene was also beautiful because Buck, Buckley, Crosby and Rosie are all together again, like back in the early episodes

[alanwood]

Operation Manna with RAF and RCAF in Lancasters were involved as well. I knew a RCAF Lancaster pilot who participated.

[Gijs-bswr]

That orange meant the world for that girl. The Netherlands will never forget what our friends did for us

[floydfanboy]

This will never be forgotten. These British and American airmen deserve respect and gratitude. It makes me sad to know hardly any one of them is still with us.

[thomaswright]

Say what you want. Hasn't been perfect, but this series was amazing in my view. Really amazing

[DonB.-Mulefivefive]

I was stationed in the Netherlands during the late 70's and then did another tour of Europe shortly after the first one expired.

The profound gratitude of the Dutch is something to be seen, felt and heard because they, remember us very, very well.

The warmth and sincerity of their appreciation towards us has never been forgotten.

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[Peatman]

My dad was 4 and remembers watching this from an attic window. Where he lived it was the RAF or RCAF, but the circumstances were the same.

[Bruce-]

My mother-in-law tolds stories of hunger during the long winter of 1944 and the food droppings by the RAF and USAAF.

[ratofvengence]

Operation Chowhound (USAAF) dropped 4, 000 tonnes, Operation Mana (RAF, RAAF, RCAF) dropped 7, 000 tonnes. Shame it doesn't appear to have been mentioned...

[PiedType]

Thank you for this. It's exactly what I was looking for and one of the best scenes in the entire series.

[stevenlepine]

The RAF did this as well, I think it was code named operation Manner, as in manner from heaven, I may be wrong onthe name, but it did happen. I was privelged to have met and befriended years later, Walter Birkby who was a rear gunner in Lancaster bombers that made these deliveries. He told me, the approach to the DZ was very tense, but the enemy guns stayed silent as agreed.

[rogeryoung]

2:10 makes me tear up seeing the young girl start to cry seeing fresh fruit after so long