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B-17G Fortress “Liquid-8-Or” of 569th Bomb Squadron dropping cases of “10 in 1” rations into Holland during Operation Chowhound aimed at breaking the famine in western Holland, May 1 or 3 1945.

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Caption     B-17G Fortress “Liquid-8-Or” of 569th Bomb Squadron dropping cases of “10 in 1” rations into Holland during Operation Chowhound aimed at breaking the famine in western Holland, May 1 or 3 1945. ww2dbase
Date 1 May 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Air Force Historical Research Agency via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
 
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Photos on Same Day 1 May 1945
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 3,774 x 3,022 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
8 Nov 2012 03:23:05 PM

B-17Gs of the Square "J", 390th Bomb Group,
569th BS, Code-CC Framlingham UK
2. Anonymous says:
9 Oct 2013 06:41:19 AM

This by Valkenburg near Katwijk aan den Rijn.

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