8th Air Force 980 Operation Chowhound
5 May 1945
Personal documents of John A Ferard as provided by his son (Scott 34th7th).
Object Number - UPL 21785 - Target map to Schipol drop zone.
Official Description
About 400 B-17’s drop food at Schiphol and Alkrraar airfields, Vogelenzang, Hilversum, and Utrecht.
Mission Details
Description: FOOD DROP
ALKMAAR
Description: FOOD DROP
SCHIPOL
Description: FOOD DROP
Notes: 744.5 tons of food are dropped.
UTRECHT
Description: FOOD DROP
VOGELENZANG
Description: FOOD DROP
Connections
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Passion Wagon aka Victory Devils
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Belligerent Beauty
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Creamer
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Deacon
Revisions
Personal documents of John A Ferard as provided by his son (Scott 34th7th).
Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.