Despite Foul Weather, U.S. and Britain Airlift Record Supplies Into Berlin Following Russian Blockade
On this day in 1948, 7,000 U.S. and British planes airlifted a record 5,000 tons of supplies despite awful weather into the sections of Berlin under their control following Russia’s blockade of the city beginning June 24. Airlifts continued until the blockade ended May 12, 1949.
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