AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
26 June 1948 – Berlin airlift begins
The Berlin airlift begins. For more information about the airlift and the celebrations of its 70th anniversary, please check one of our featured stories.
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AVIATION HISTORY
The return of Rosinenbomber – 70th anniversary of the Berlin airlift.
On 26th June 1948, thirty-two C-47 transport aircraft took-off from the airfields located in the Allied occupation zones of Germany and headed for Berlin. Carrying 80 tonnes of cargo, including milk, flour and medicines, those […]