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322 days. 260,000 flights into Berlin. One every 90 seconds. 78 allied pilots dead.
Some remember the Berlin Airlift as the high water mark of U.S./Western prestige and unity. It was a magnificent feat; keeping a starving city alive with nothing but an air bridge. According To the article below, the airlift marked the point where West Germans started to view the West as their protectors and not just occupiers.
My introduction to the Berlin Airlift was Leon Uris’ 1963 novel “Armageddon: a novel of Berlin”, which paints a very vivid and memorable picture of the airlift. Of course, the everlasting image is of American pilots dropping candy to children as they approached Tempelhof Airport. If you like golden era photos of aircraft, the linked article contains a bunch.
https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-airlift-75-years-on-when-enemies-became-friends/a-66015857
Definitely an anniversary worth remembering and thinking about.
Some remember the Berlin Airlift as the high water mark of U.S./Western prestige and unity. It was a magnificent feat; keeping a starving city alive with nothing but an air bridge. According To the article below, the airlift marked the point where West Germans started to view the West as their protectors and not just occupiers.
My introduction to the Berlin Airlift was Leon Uris’ 1963 novel “Armageddon: a novel of Berlin”, which paints a very vivid and memorable picture of the airlift. Of course, the everlasting image is of American pilots dropping candy to children as they approached Tempelhof Airport. If you like golden era photos of aircraft, the linked article contains a bunch.
https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-airlift-75-years-on-when-enemies-became-friends/a-66015857
Definitely an anniversary worth remembering and thinking about.
