Operation Manna’s 75th Anniversary
In honour of Operation Manna’s 75th Anniversary – LET’S FILL THE BLUE TRUCK !!
The Bomber Command Museum of Canada encourages people to gather non-perishable food items from April 29th to May 9th and bring it to the museum on Saturday.
- Pasta (canned or dry) and pasta sauces.
- Canned meats and fish.
- Meat alternatives (peanut butter, soy, assorted nuts)
- Canned goods (beans, soups, and stews)
- Dairy (canned, and powdered milk)
- Canned vegetables and fruit
- Cereal – Oatmeal, dry boxed cereal
The museum will then give it to the Nanton Food Bank or Veteran’s Food Bank.
Operation Manna and Operation Chowhound were humanitarian food drops, carried out to relieve a famine in German-occupied Netherlands,
undertaken by Allied bomber crews during the final days of World War II in Europe.
Wikipedia Dates: Apr. 29, 1945 – May 8, 1945
** Engine run-ups are subject to the aircraft being serviceable and other factors .
*Engine run times are subject to change.
Hourly Schedule
Collecting non-perishable food for Operation Manna 75th
- 11:00 a.m. -
- Lancaster Engine Run
- Outside
- Noon -
- Cake Cutting
- Main Hangar
- 12:15 p.m. -
- Rear Turret Demonstration
- Main Hangar
- 1:00 p.m. -
- Presentation
- Main Hangar
- 2:00 p.m. -
- Lancaster Engine Run
- Outside