Published On Apr 6, 2010
Courtesy: British Government Public Information Films, Crown Film Unit, The National Archives
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
The Western powers airlift of supplies to Berlin during the Soviet Blockade of Berlin. Operation Plain Fare . The Berlin blockade. Post Second World War. Germany. Soviet Iron Curtain.. Deutschmark. 24 June 1948. airbridge . Rosinenbomber, or 'raisin bombers'), 2 million West Berliners with food, fuel and other supplies. At its height one plane reached West Berlin every 30 seconds.
The Airlift officially ended on 30 September 1949, fifteen months after its protracted beginnings in June 1948. Operation Plain Fare . The Berlin blockade. Sunderland Flying Boat
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