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RMCWA73W–Berlin airlift of 1948-49 broke through Soviet blockade w/ supplies for 2 million Germans.. Courtesy: CSU Archives / Everett
RMDYEBGF–American aircraft drops food and supplies near a crowd of Berliners during the blockade of Berlin (known as the Berlin Airlift) 1948-1949.
RM2JPPNMN–U.S. Navy Douglas R4D and U.S. Air Force C-47 aircraft unload at Tempelhof Airport during the Berlin Airlift. The first aircraft is a C-47A-90-DL - 1948
RMWAMXAD–Berlin Blockade 1948. A major crisis during the cold war. Soviet union blocked the entry into West Berlin. All supplies were flewn in by allied forces. A U.S. Air Force Military Air Transport Service Douglas C-74 Globemaster on the ground at the British royal air force airfield, RAF Gatow during the Berlin Airlift in 1948.
RM2R62TYR–C-47 Skytrains unloading at Tempelhof Airport during the Berlin Airlift. In response escalating tensions and to the establishment of.a new West German currency, the Soviets cut off all land communications to West Berlin and stopped sending food there. TheAllied response was an eleven month campaign to supply W Berlin with the 5000 tons per day of food and fuel it needed. A plane landed every three minutes day and night and the operation was so succesful that the Soviets had to back down and reopen the roads, railways and canals.
RMB01KN2–Mural on wall of Tempelhof airport in Berlin commemorating Berlin Airlift when West few in supplies to West Berlin 2008
RMFBX35K–Historic image of the Berlin airlift, which is part of a large outdoor display close to Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, Germany
RM2WM72W9–Berlin Airlift. West Berliners watch a Douglas C-54 Skymaster land at Tempelhof Airport in 1948, during the Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 12 May 1949)
RMG36DN9–Lt. General Curtis E. LeMay waits at Tempelhof Air Base , Germany during the Berlin Airlift.
RME1414R–Mar. 31, 2012 - Unique Airlift for helicopter. Up to date transport for modern equipment. The first commercial operation with a Bristol Type 192 twin-engine tandem-rotor helicopter took place today near Cambridge when it transported a large parabolic aerial for a radio telescope to a new site. The airlift was the only practical method for the serial transportation as its intricate construction makes it impractical to dismantle and its dimensions of 27 diameter and weight of 2,000 lb
RMRYETNE–geography / travel, Germany, Berlin, blockade, airlift, end, 12.5.1949, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available
RM2DKDWGN–Bundles of donated goods are airdropped into shallow water during Operation Christmas Drop 2020 December 7, 2020 onto Koror, Republic of Palau. Operation Christmas is the longest-running humanitarian airlift operation begun in 1952 to assist remote islanders scattered across 50 islands in the Pacific.
RMG4CTPB–Veterans of the Berlin Airlift march in Berlin during a weekend of events to mark the 50th anniversary. Picture by Stefan Rousseau
RMRMC76F–Monument to the Berlin Airlift on the 'Platz der Luftbruecke' in front of the Tempelhof Airport in Berlin.
RMFFGXB7–U.S. helicopters arrive to airlift Vietnamese government rangers of the 43rd Battalion into battle against Viet Cong guerrillas in Saigon in 1965.
RMFYXJAB–Berlin Airlift memorial, Platz der Luftbrucke, Tempelhof, Berlin, Deutschland / Platz der Luftbrücke, Luftbrückendenkmal
RM2JPPNMF–A view of a C-47 Skytrain aircraft parked near the base control tower during ceremonies marking the 40th anniversary of the beginning of the Berlin Airlift. Skytrain aircraft were used extensively to move material during the airlift
RM2R62W03–Berliners watching a C-54 land at Berlin Tempelhof Airport during the Berlin Airlift in 1948. In response escalating tensions and to the establishment of.a new West German currency, the Soviets cut off all land communications to West Berlin and stopped sending food there. TheAllied response was an eleven month campaign to supply W Berlin with the 5000 tons per day of food and fuel it needed. A plane landed every three minutes day and night and the operation was so succesful that the Soviets had to back down and reopen the roads, railways and canals.
RMB01WW0–Mural on wall of Tempelhof airport in Berlin commemorating Berlin Airlift when West flew in supplies to West Berlin
RM2WM72WB–Berlin Airlift. U.S. Navy Douglas R4D and U.S. Air Force C-47 aircraft unload at Tempelhof Airport during the Berlin Airlift. The Berlin Blockade lasted from the 24 June 1948 to 12 May 1949.
RMP8MC8F–Senior Airman Tim Johnson and Senior Airman Hunter Mitchell, Aerospace Propulsion Specialist, 179th Airlift Wing Maintenance Group, evaluates an engine of the C-130H Hercules while it is running June 26, 2018, at the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio, June 26, 2018. The diagnostic test requires the engine to be running for the Airman to properly identify the cause of this particular issue and is also known by aircraft mechanics as 'Man on the stand'. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Paul Stennett/Released). ()
RMH1R4NE–Huey helicopters airlift members of the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment from the Fihol Rubber Plantation to a new staging area during Operation Wahiawa, a search and destroy mission conducted by the 25th Infantry Division.
RME1414W–Mar. 31, 2012 - Unique Airlift For Helicopter Up-to-Date Transport For Modern Equipment. The first commercial operation with a Bristol Type 192 twin-engined tandem-rotor helicopter a large parabolic aerial for a radio telescope to a new site. The airlift was the only practical methods for the aerial transportation-as its intrlcate construction makes it impractical to dismantle- and its dimensions of 24'' diameter - and weight of 2,000 lb.. The radio telescope for which the serial is to be used is part of the equipment of the Mull Radio Astronomy Laboratory of the University of Cambridge.
RM2FMX2JA–geography / travel, Germany, Berlin, Tempelhof Airport, Berlin Airlift Monument, by Eduard Ludwig, ADDITIONAL-RIGHTS-CLEARANCE-INFO-NOT-AVAILABLE
RM2DKDWGM–Bundles of donated goods are airdropped into shallow water during Operation Christmas Drop 2020 December 7, 2020 onto Koror, Republic of Palau. Operation Christmas is the longest-running humanitarian airlift operation begun in 1952 to assist remote islanders scattered across 50 islands in the Pacific.
RMG4CWPD–British veterans of the Berlin Airlift march in Berlin during a weekend of events to mark the 50th anniversary. Picture by Stefan Rousseau
![Berlin-Tempelhof / History-1945-1990 Airlift Monument on the Platz der Luftbruecke square, in front of Tempelhof Airport. Reminds of the blockade of West Berlin in 1949. Berliners call the stylized bridge Hungerharke. // Allies / Americans / Cold War / [automated translation] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2BX53KE/berlin-tempelhof-history-1945-1990-airlift-monument-on-the-platz-der-luftbruecke-square-in-front-of-tempelhof-airport-reminds-of-the-blockade-of-west-berlin-in-1949-berliners-call-the-stylized-bridge-hungerharke-allies-americans-cold-war-automated-translation-2BX53KE.jpg "Berlin-Tempelhof / History-1945-1990 Airlift Monument on the Platz der Luftbruecke square, in front of Tempelhof Airport. Reminds of the blockade of West Berlin in 1949. Berliners call the stylized bridge Hungerharke. // Allies / Americans / Cold War / [automated translation] Stock Photo")
RM2BX53KE–Berlin-Tempelhof / History-1945-1990 Airlift Monument on the Platz der Luftbruecke square, in front of Tempelhof Airport. Reminds of the blockade of West Berlin in 1949. Berliners call the stylized bridge Hungerharke. // Allies / Americans / Cold War / [automated translation]
RMFFGYGW–Aerial porters assigned to the Heavy Airlift Wing work alongside their Hungarian air force counterparts to build pallets for an upcoming resupply mission to Afghanistan.
RMFYXJA9–Berlin Airlift memorial, Platz der Luftbrucke, Tempelhof, Berlin, Deutschland / Platz der Luftbrücke, Luftbrückendenkmal
RM2JPPNME–A French honor guard, followed by German policemen, marches past the Berlin Airlift Memorial during a ceremony honoring those who lost their lives during the Berlin Airlift of 1948-1949. The arc of the memorial points to the West and the prongs at the top represent the three air routes to and from West Germany, circa 1984
RM2R62TYK–German children watching as 20 tons of flour bags are unloaded from a US Air Force on C-74 Globemaster at Gatow airfield on. August 19, 1948 during the Berlin Airlift. In response escalating tensions and to the establishment of.a new West German currency, the Soviets cut off all land communications to West Berlin and stopped sending food there. TheAllied response was an eleven month campaign to supply W Berlin with the 5000 tons per day of food and fuel it needed. A plane landed every three minutes day and night and the operation was so succesful that the Soviets had to back down and reopen th
RMB01F9C–Mural on wall of Tempelhof airport in Berlin commemorating Berlin Airlift when West few in supplies to West Berlin 2008
RFMEB4KA–A U.S. Air Force C-21 aircraft used for executive airlift and aeromedical evacuation. This C-21 belongs to the 458th Airlift Squadron
RMP8MC9Y–Senior Airman Tim Johnson and Senior Airman Hunter Mitchell, Aerospace Propulsion Specialist, 179th Airlift Wing Maintenance Group, evaluates an engine of the C-130H Hercules while it is running June 26, 2018, at the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio, June 26, 2018. The diagnostic test requires the engine to be running for the Airman to properly identify the cause of this particular issue and is also known by aircraft mechanics as 'Man on the stand'. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Paul Stennett/Released). ()
RM2HP4RJE–Retired COL Gail S. Halvorsen displays a parachute similar to the ones he used during the Berlin Airlift, when he acquired the nickname of the 'Rosinen (raisin) Bomber' for his practice of dropping candy to children who were lined up to watch aircraft landing at Tempelhof, West Berlin, 6/23/1988.
RF2RH9D42–Boeing C-17A Globemaster III military transport aircraft of the United States Air Force 315th Airlift Wing arrives at RAF Fairford for the RIAT
RME0YXRK–Oct. 10, 1971 - Helicopter Airlift At County Hall: The problem of how to lift two steel cooling towers, each weighing 1 1/2tons, on to the roof of County Hall, London, was solved today - by helicopter. The airlift took place when the two towers, part of the environmental control system for the Greater London Council's new computer suite was hoisted on the roof nearly 130ft above the Thames. The lift was made by a Wessex helicopter. The environmental system in the computer suite keeps temperature, humidity and dust at acceptable levels, to ensure efficient working
RM2DKDWGB–Bundles of donated goods are airdropped on to an old airstrip during Operation Christmas Drop 2020 December 7, 2020 in Angaur, Republic of Palau. Operation Christmas is the longest-running humanitarian airlift operation begun in 1952 to assist remote islanders scattered across 50 islands in the Pacific.
RMG4CTP9–British veterans of the Berlin Airlift march in Berlin during a weekend of events to mark the 50th anniversary. Picture by Stefan Rousseau
RMDYW0PK–Festivity to mark the 60th anniversary of 'the end of the airlift' at the Tempelhof Airport
RMFFGXCD–Tech. Sgt. Juaacklyn Denny, 374th Airlift Wing broadcaster, captures video from a UH-1 during the Samurai Surge. The 459th AS and 36th AS conducted the Samurai Surge, an all-day flying exercise that tests pilots in several areas.
![View of the Airlift Memorial in Berlin-Tempelhof. [automated translation] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2X0HXFB/view-of-the-airlift-memorial-in-berlin-tempelhof-automated-translation-2X0HXFB.jpg "View of the Airlift Memorial in Berlin-Tempelhof. [automated translation] Stock Photo")
RM2R62W0A–Germans watching supply planes at Tempelhof airport during the Berlin Airlift. In response escalating tensions and to the establishment of.a new West German currency, the Soviets cut off all land communications to West Berlin and stopped sending food there. TheAllied response was an eleven month campaign to supply W Berlin with the 5000 tons per day of food and fuel it needed. A plane landed every three minutes day and night and the operation was so succesful that the Soviets had to back down and reopen the roads, railways and canals.
RMWJG4R5–Members of the 145th Maintenance Group prepare the C-17 Globemaster III's to deploy in support of Hurricane Dorian relief in advance of the storms arrival, while at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte NC, 3 Sep. 2019, September 3, 2019. Hurricane Dorian is a Category three storm that caused severe damage to the Bahamas with a projection to hit North Carolina, each year the 145th Airlift Wing responds and prepares for any hurricane in the event of stateside landfall. Image courtesy Airman 1st Class Juan Paz/145th Airlift Wing, Public Affairs North Carolina Air National Guard.
RMP8B7JF–Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing receive an Independence Day welcome from friends and family as they return to their home base in Louisville, Ky. July 4, 2018, after completing a four-month deployment to the Persian Gulf region in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, July 4, 2018. The Airmen, who arrived aboard Kentucky Air Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft, operated from an undisclosed air base while flying troops and cargo across the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Dale Greer). ()
RM2A6B64J–Monument commemorating the allied airlift to West-Berlin, Platz der Luftbruecke, Berlin, Germany
RME0TWRK–Aug. 13, 1960 - The Airlift For Passengers From The Strike-Bound Queen Mary Gets Under Way Passengers from the liner Queen Marry - strike - bound at Southampton owing to the seamen's strike- began pouring into London Airport for the big airlift to the United States today. Passengers who did not want to fly were given bookings in foreign liners not hit by the strike. Photo Shows: Mr. and Mrs. Julia Murphy, Mrs Doyle and Mr. and Mrs James Murphy and their four children who are returning to the States from their holidays, wait in the airport lounge for the flight back to U.S
RMCPG5RB–geography / travel, Germany, Berlin, Tempelhof Airport, airlift monument, 1953, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RME19JM2–US Air Force flight crew with the 36th Airlift Squadron, wave out the back of a C-130 Hercules to the people of the Western Pacific and Micronesia islands participating in Operation Christmas Drop December 10, 2013. Every December American C-130 Hercules crews airlift food, supplies and toys to islanders throughout Micronesia.
RMGCHKNY–REV. PETER FURNESS OF THE BRITISH AIRLIFT ASSOCIATION PHOTOGRAPHS A DAKOTA THAT TOOK PART IN THE BERLIN AIRLIFT 50 YEARS AGO, AT A SERVICE IN BERLIN.
RMFFGYGG–Family members of Heavy Airlift Wing members gather for the opening of a Quality Schools International school in Papa, Hungary. QSI is a private, non-profit school that offers English-based education to students through up to middle school.
RM2A5YY3F–TUS department of State report on the Berlin Blockade . he Berlin Blockade (1 April 1948 – 12 May 1949) was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War
RMRMFW5M–The monument to the victims of the Berlin Airlift at Tempelhof Airport. Undated photo, probably in the 1930s.
RM2R62W02–A Douglas C-54 Skymaster dropping candy over Berlin, c. 1948/49 during the Brelin Airlift. In response escalating tensions and to the establishment of.a new West German currency, the Soviets cut off all land communications to West Berlin and stopped sending food there. TheAllied response was an eleven month campaign to supply W Berlin with the 5000 tons per day of food and fuel it needed. A plane landed every three minutes day and night and the operation was so succesful that the Soviets had to back down and reopen the roads, railways and canals.
RMWKFPYB–Members of the 145th Maintenance Group prepare the C-17 Globemaster III's to deploy in support of Hurricane Dorian relief in advance of the storms arrival, while at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, Charlotte NC, 3 Sep. 2019, September 3, 2019. Hurricane Dorian is a Category three storm that caused severe damage to the Bahamas with a projection to hit North Carolina, each year the 145th Airlift Wing responds and prepares for any hurricane in the event of stateside landfall. Image courtesy Airman 1st Class Juan Paz/145th Airlift Wing, Public Affairs North Carolina Air National Guard.
RMK6Y9ED–1949 - In 'Operation Little Vittles' candy is dropped by tiny parachutes to Berlin children by pilot Gail Halvorsen (in aircraft). In this picture, a few remaining pieces of candy are tossed to waiting children at Tempelhof Airport. Berlin, Germany
RF2C5EJJT–MOSCOW REGION - AUGUST 28, 2015: The Soviet strategic-airlift airplane Myasishchev VM-T Atlant at the International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS) in
RMF0M1XD–geography / travel, Germany, Berlin, blockade, airlift, waiting lorries at closed Helmstedt border crossing, 1948, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available
RM2DKDWGA–U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft continue to another island after dropping cargo during Operation Christmas Drop 2020 December 10, 2020 at Isalnd, Republic of Palau. Operation Christmas is the longest-running humanitarian airlift operation begun in 1952 to assist remote islanders scattered across 50 islands in the Pacific.
RMG4CWP5–British Defence Secretary George Robertson shares ajoke with his German counterpart Volker Ruhe at the opening of a museum in Berlin to comemorate the 50th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. Picture by Stefan Rousseau
RMFFGWF0–Staff Sgt. Toby Roper, 14th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, marshals in the pallet car before takeoff during the Large Package Week at Fort Bragg N.C.. LPW is an exercise that utilizes Air Force C-130 Hercules and C-17A Globemaster III aircraft to strategically airdrop troops and cargo.
RMP652E0–Ernst Rudolf Johannes Reuter (29 July 1889 – 29 September 1953) was the German mayor of West Berlin from 1948 to 1953, during the time of the Cold War
RM2JPPNMG–Berliners watching a C-54 land at Berlin Tempelhof Airport, 1948 during the Berlin Airlift
RM2R62W08–RAF Douglas C-47 Dakotas being unloaded at Berlin Tegel airport during the Berlin Airlift. In response escalating tensions and to the establishment of.a new West German currency, the Soviets cut off all land communications to West Berlin and stopped sending food there. TheAllied response was an eleven month campaign to supply W Berlin with the 5000 tons per day of food and fuel it needed. A plane landed every three minutes day and night and the operation was so succesful that the Soviets had to back down and reopen the roads, railways and canals.
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