In 1945, the RAF and USAAF flew two remarkable operations. Mana and Chowhound were missions to deliver food and vital medical supplies to break the 'Hunger Winter' famine in Occupied Holland. A truce with the Nazis was agreed and the bombers flew unopposed to drop their vital cargo. In Hilversum, south of Amsterdam, was 14-year-old Lucy Hanson, who saw food fall from the sky. Today Lucy joins us to tell her incredible story of life under Nazi occupation and the day she no longer feared the bombers.
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00:00 Introduction
02:11 Life Under Nazi Occupation
12:18 The Hunger Winter
17:08 NASA's SOFIA Aircraft at PASM
20:16 Food Falling From the Sky
29:27 British Tanks Arrive in Hilversum
36:42 Reflections on the B-17
38:44 Conclusion and Become a Damcasteer!
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