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Bitter-sweet memories of Berlin Airlift

Warden

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OK I know this is a little after WW2, but think it is an interesting story

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It reads....

On 12 May 1949, the Soviet blockade, which prompted the Berlin Airlift, came to an end.

Sixty years later, veterans who took part in the frantic efforts to keep the city supplied with food have been recalling events.

See BBC news report here

Harry
 

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