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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
Teams of Radio Amateurs from around the world are coming together on April 25th, 26th, and 27th 2025 to put on special event stations from interesting places to commemorate Operation Manna and Chowhound. Please give us a call if you can all contacts uploaded to QRZ.
The locations include in the Netherlands at Operation Manna Drop Zone November near to Gouda Here.
Three UK Teams one at the International Bomber Command Centre and 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 and Australian teams operating from their respective countries due to the international participation in operation Manna.
We will have awards for those amateurs who work a number of our Stations. Please click the image below to request your award. If you work another station go back to get an updated award.
Please bear in mind that the current logbooks for this award are from previous events and this setup is currently in a test phase. During the actual commemoration, the logs of the respective stations will be used to deliver the earned 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.
The Stations
Latest News
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VK80MAN Approved in Australia!
Rob VK6WHO and his team in Australia have had the callsign VK80MAN approved by the ACMA they intend holding the call from April 12th until June the 30th 2025.
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100th Bomb Group Museum becomes part of the team!
It is great to be able to welcome aboard the 100th Bomb Group Museum Thorpe Abbots a former operation Chowhound airfield and now a fantastic Museum . Operation Chowhound will be commemorated from here. Great to have you on board ! 100th Bomb Group Thorpe Abbots Museum.
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Janine and Leah at the IBCC Win a Prestigious Teaching Award.
Leah Deen and Janine Smithson, the two Teachers who lead the Learning team at the IBCC have been awarded the Education Team of the Year from the School Travel Awards at a lunch in London. They work tirelessly to make sure that every child visiting the IBCC enjoys and learns in equal measure. They run…