Military News
05-23-2010, 11:20 PM
05-21-2010 05:29 PM
Sixty-two years ago on July 2, Airmen in the 1-year-old Air Force made history with a mission that airlifted 2.3 million tons of coal, food and supplies to Berlin, Germany after Soviet dictator Josef Stalin had cut off all ground transportation through Russia.
The Soviet blockade on West Berlin left its 2 million residents desperate for supplies.
Just three years prior, the U.S. had been at war with Germany, but despite the history between the two countries, the U.S. and its Allies put a plan into action which would lay the foundation for today's airlift force.
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Sixty-two years ago on July 2, Airmen in the 1-year-old Air Force made history with a mission that airlifted 2.3 million tons of coal, food and supplies to Berlin, Germany after Soviet dictator Josef Stalin had cut off all ground transportation through Russia.
The Soviet blockade on West Berlin left its 2 million residents desperate for supplies.
Just three years prior, the U.S. had been at war with Germany, but despite the history between the two countries, the U.S. and its Allies put a plan into action which would lay the foundation for today's airlift force.
more... (http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123205757)
More... (http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123205757)
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