Despite Foul Weather, U.S., Britain Airlift Record Supplies Into Berlin After Russian Blockade
American Airlines video "Airlift to Berlin"
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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