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Sponsored by Rose 2E0RXO Grid.Radio

Organised by the International Bomber Command Centre Radio team, Andy M0IYE, Rose 2E0RXO, Daron 2E0GFY and the Plusscouts Radio team Sander PD9HIX and Erwin PA3EFR.

Commemorating 80 years since

Operation Manna & Operation Chowhound

Operation Manna and Operation Chowhound were humanitarian food drops to relieve the famine in Holland behind Nazi lines late in World War two.

The Special Event

The locations teams will operate from in commemoration of events 80 years ago include in the Netherlands at an Operation Manna / Chowhound Drop Zone .

Three UK Teams one at the International Bomber Command Centre another at Former RAF Binbrook an Operation Manna Airfield in the UK and another at the 100th Bomb Group Museum Thorpe Abbots representing the US operation Chowhound from a former Chowhound airfield.

Plus Canadian , Australian and Polish teams operating from their respective countries due to the international participation in operation Manna. 62 nationalities were part of RAF Bomber Command in WW2 with Poland, Australia and Canada making massive contributions. Also teams in the USA representing operation Chowhound.

We will have awards for those amateurs who work a number of our Stations. Please click the button below to request your award. If you work another station go back to get an updated award.


This event is great chance to get your Children or Grandchildren on the air many of our locations are running Children’s activities and getting Children to speak to other Children around the World.

Your Children can join in from your Station if a radio amateur or from one of our locations if you can get along to them. Why not join in with your radio club and have a Children’s on air day to commemorate this important operation in WW2 while teaching some History and Science. Check out our Children’s page.

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About Operation Manna

History


Approximately 20,000 people behind Nazi lines in Holland had died through starvation, with a further 980,000 classed as malnourished. Desperation had lead to many having to survive by eating small animals including pets and tulip bulbs, some of which were poisonous.

In the final days of the war operation Manna / Chowhound was launched to help those people. The first ever use of air power in a humanitarian mission.

Some of the Stations

The Station in Australia
The Station in the Netherlands

The Station at the IBCC UK
The Station at RAF Binbrook UK

Surrey Amateur Radio Communicators Station in Canada

Latest News

  • Welcome to Surrey Amateur Radio Communicators ( Canada )

    A big welcome to one of the biggest amateur radio clubs in Canada Surrey Amateur Radio Communicators . The guys will run an op Manna / Chowhound station in the West of Canada complimenting that of John VE9EZ over in Nova Scotia. Surrey Amateur Radio Communicators will apply for the callsign VE7MAN. They need to…

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  • Welcome to the two John’s from Canada.

    John VE7TI is doing a great Job for us with publicity he has written numerous articles online and in collaboration with the Radio Amateurs of Canada association and their magazine editor written an article to be published in their TCA magazine online and in print, March / April edition. He will also publish a very…

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  • A huge welcome to the team to Sjaak, W4RIS

    Sjaak W4RIS / PA3GVR is coordinating stations in the USA for us. He believes he has a station in Pennsylvania and another in Florida interested to date and is working hard for us looking for more stations and operators to commemorate Operation Chowhound in the United States.

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