Berlin Airlift ‘Candy Bomber’ legacy lives on in new Air Traffic Control Tower named in his memory By Christopher Gardner June 16, 2024 ...

Berlin airlift began June 26, 1948 Over the course of 15 months in 1948-49, the United States and our allies delivered 2.3 million tons of food, fuel and supplies to the people of West Berlin ...

Seventy-five years ago, the U.S. Air Force orchestrated the greatest humanitarian airlift in history to keep the citizens of West Berlin from starving, and give them hope.

A small group of Americans were guests of the city of Berlin to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the airlift. “I would say they extended themselves,” he said.

July 24: Berlin now has nearly three months of food reserves. September 30: The 276,926th and final flight of the airlift arrives in Berlin.

When the airlift ended on Sept. 30, 1949, more than 2 million tons of food, coal and other provisions had been flown into West Berlin.

In the years after Berlin, Delbridge commanded several other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers offices all over the world, including operations in Turkey (now part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...

Starting in late June 1948 and continuing until mid-May 1949, U.S. and Western allies launched a massive, regular airlift to counter the blockade of Berlin by the Soviet Union.

Two ex-residents meet general who played key role By Aaron Mackey Arizona Daily Star Jan 15, 2008 Jan 15, 2008 1 of 2 james s. wood / arizona daily star The Associated Press 1948 By Aaron Mackey ...

75 years after the Berlin airlift, America's humanitarian missions still bring hope Anniversary reminds us of the importance of taking a good look at one of the critical core functions of the Air ...