By Robert “Bob” Penovich, Pilot,
390th Bomb Group, 570th Squadron
THE FOOD DROPS. A piece of WWII
history which is little known but well documented. The Royal Air Force mission code
name-Manna, from the Bible-Food from Heaven.
The 8th Air Force mission code name-Chowhound. Many of the slides that follow came from Hans Onderwater book Operation Manna/Chowhound.