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Eagles Over Berlin by Kati Fabian, historical novel about the Berlin Airlift, first event of the Cold War era
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JUNE  2008

 
 

On Berlin Airlift Anniversary, “Sweet” Memories of Support Remain

By Michael Buchanan and MacKenzie Babb … When American planes filled the skies of blockaded Berlin 60 years ago, dropping much-needed supplies such as food and coal, one pilot’s parachutes carried a different cargo. Chocolate, candy and chewing gum fell from the plane of Gail ...

 

The Case of the Missing Berlin Airlift - part deux

By Olivier Knox … We launched the Marshall Plan and the Berlin Airlift. Then came the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty and the formation of West Germany. Looking back over the decades, we can see that these brave early measures put us on the path to ...

 

Military History and Militaria: Berlin Airlift - A Cold War Myth?

In the face of a "war on terror" that makes similar universal claims, those issuing nostalgic appeals for total foreign policy solutions - even humanitarian ones - should heed the cautionary lessons of the Berlin Blockade. ...

 

Photographs

By oaxktscy051(oaxktscy051) … Photographs And Memories Photographs of the Berlin Blockade in 1948-9 by Henry Ries opens at the German Historical Museum. In 2007, the German Historical Museum acquired the photographic legacy of Henry Ries, whose photographs of the ...

 

The British Berlin Airlift Association remembers the start of the ...

PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria … The Berlin Airlift "made allies and friends of former enemies" and the contribution of the United, States, United Kingdom, Commonwealth, and France helping ...

 

Farewell tears for old Dakota

GazetteLive - Middlesbrough,UK … Its logbook reveals it was used in the Berlin Airlift, when fuel and food was flown into the Soviet-blockaded city. FROM wartime hero to package holiday ...

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Guest Columnists

Colorado Springs Gazette - Colorado Springs,CO,USA … Like the Civil War had brought America together, World War II and the Berlin Airlift united the Western world under US leadership. In 1948, old and emerging ...

 

German

By zbwcdil13(zbwcdil13) … Photographs of the Berlin Blockade in 1948-9 by Henry Ries opens at the German Historical Museum. In 2007, the German Historical Museum acquired the photographic legacy of Henry Ries, whose photographs of the Berlin Blockade and the . ...

 

Cuban Missile Crisis

By lcpzoixrnj897(lcpzoixrnj897) … Cuban Missile Crisis In russian the cuban crisis is pronounced as Caribbean Crisis This crisis goes with the Berlin Blockade as one of the major reasons of the Cold War, and is often regarded as the moment in which the Cold War came ...

 

Cold War myths

International Herald Tribune – France … By Paul Steege As the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift approaches, recycled myths about its accomplishments drop from the sky like candy into the ...

 

Text of President Bush's address Friday

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St. Paul's Episcopal Church | News and Events

July 14th we will discuss Eagles Over Berlin by Kati Fabian, a story that begins in 1945 with the meeting of an American pilot and Esther a holocaust ...

 

Wiesbaden to re-create Eagle Club

Stars and Stripes - Washington,DC,USA … Later this month, the United States, Germany, and England will commemorate the Berlin Airlift of 1948-49 with various events. The US Army, for example, ...

 

Photographs of the Berlin Blockade in 1948-9 by Henry Ries Opens ...

Art Daily – USA … ... whose photographs of the Berlin Blockade and the reaction of the Western Powers, the Berlin Airlift, occupy an important place in his work. ...

 

Bush not welcomed in Berlin

By Tedster … German gratitude for the role the US has played in much of its 20th century history - the Marshall Plan, the Berlin airlift, protection against the Soviet Union - still endures, but it has been greatly overshadowed by seven Bush years, ...

 

Opinion by Bonnie Henry : Uplifting airlift

Arizona Daily Star - Tucson,AZ,USA … Sixty years ago this month, the Berlin Airlift took to the skies after the Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin in hopes the United States and its allies ...

 

Tempelhof Airport The Berlin Airlift of 1948-1949 Henry Ries ...

By Bint(Bint) … In 2007, the German Historical Museum acquired the photographic legacy of Henry Ries, whose photographs of the Berlin Blockade and the reaction of the Western Powers, the Berlin Airlift, occupy an important place in his work. ...

 

The Case of the Missing Berlin Airlift

By Olivier Knox … Bush's visit will also commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and the Berlin Airlift, underscoring the historic and continuing US role in supporting a Europe increasingly whole, free, and at peace." ...

 

The German Historical Museum shows ~ Photographs of the Berlin ...

Photographs of the Berlin Blockade in 1948-9 by Henry Ries opens at the German Historical Museum. In 2007, the German Historical Museum acquired the photographic legacy of Henry Ries, whose photographs of the Berlin Blockade and the ...

 

The impractical but decisive Berlin Airlift

Daily Mail - Charleston - Charleston,WV,USA … And so the Berlin Airlift began. It kept alive not only the occupying troops, but 2 million citizens of Berlin. Under Gen. William Tunner's command, the Air ...

 

Stirewalt, Surber

By donsurber … My weekly column in the Daily Mail is up: “The impractical but decisive Berlin Airlift.” Chris Stirewalt’s column in the Examiner is up: “The 5 battlefield counties of 2008.”

 

“I like President George W. Bush”

By TAG … The timing of the critical attacks, just two weeks before the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, is in bad taste, suggests Die Welt. “George W. Bush and his government have made mistakes,” the paper writes. ...

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Bush in Germany for Talks with Merkel

Voice of America – USA … ... of the Marshall Plan and the Berlin airlift - American-led efforts to help the people of Germany after the allied victory in World War II. ...

 

Bush in Europe: Berlin Wall

By Bob Zuber … The Guardian’s Kate Connolly explains why Berliners are so happy to ’see the back’ of the US president: “German gratitude for the role the US has played in much of its 20th century history - the Marshall Plan, the Berlin airlift, ...

 

Transatlantic relations: George Bush's farewell tour

Independent - London,England,UK … His visit has been scheduled to mark this year's 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift and of the Marshall Fund. George Bush should be accustomed to ...

 

Kichaka

By Bubu ataka kusema … German gratitude for the role the US has played in much of its 20th century history - the Marshall Plan, the Berlin airlift, protection against the Soviet Union - still endures, but it has been greatly overshadowed by seven Bush years, ...

 

Bush Holds Talks With Chancellor Merkel

Voice of America – USA … The president's visit to Germany coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and the Berlin Airlift - American-led efforts to help the people ...

 

American Cowboys

By SC&A … As Vickie K notes, the Soviet blockade of Berlin and subsequent Berlin Airlift began in June of 1948. A Herculean effort was mounted and spearheaded by the United States to supply food and commodities to residents in Berlin’s western ...

 

The First Time

By Rez Dog(Rez Dog) … Same with the Berlin Airlift. I am proud of the nation's progress toward civil rights and am especially proud of the many Americans who risked their lives to end racial discrimination. I am proud of the many Americans who demanded an ...

 

Ukrainians should agree to NATO, if they do, the alliance must let ...

Kyiv Post - Kyiv,Ukraine … With the fall of Czechoslovakia and the Berlin blockade, the resolve on the part of the Americans to join the Brits and Canadians in creating an alliance ...

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EUROPEAN VACATION - BUSH TO BELFAST

By Mahons … I presume his aides will have the sense to hand out 60th anniversary memos relating to the Marshall Plan and Berlin Airlift to mitigate more recent history. It appears he is accepting the offer to visit from ATW regulars Ian Paisley and ...

 

Air Show returns to Akron June 14

By Jim Mesko … ... part in the Berlin airlift in 1948 and a Russian Mig-17. Also featured will be several modern aircraft including a C-130 "Hercules" cargo plane, a Navy P-3 "Orion" anti-submarine patrol plane and possible two F-18 "Hornet" fighters. ...

 

Second Fiddle

By P O Neill … And finally, there is the symbolism beloved of the White House on these trips — a Berlin airlift and Marshall Plan anniversary (and an associated speech doubtless loaded up with analogies to the present), and a trip to Belfast to ...

 

A glimmer of hope

By Richard(Richard) … From there, he will head to Germany where he will mark the 60th anniversary of the implementation of the Marshall Plan and the Berlin airlift. Then he will travel to Italy, France and the United Kingdom. He will not this time be going ...

 

He's History Truly pathetic: As the door begins to close on his ...

By rorschach(rorschach) … Bush will continue this historical focus in a visit to Europe this week, where he will commemorate the Berlin Airlift in Germany and deliver a speech in Paris marking the 60th anniversary of the Marshall Plan. ...

 

Bush Heads to Europe with Broad Agenda

By Bob Back(Bob Back) … After the summit talks with EU leaders, President Bush will head to Germany where he will mark the 60th anniversary of the implementation of the Marshall Plan and the Berlin airlift. He will then travel to Italy, France and the United ...

 

Deschenes: History lesson

MetroWest Daily News - Framingham,MA,USA … Second, the Berlin airlift (June, 1948 to May, 1949) took place more than a decade before the Berlin Wall was even built (August, 1961). ...

 

The Berlin Airlift was America's Finest Hour 60 Years Ago

Deutsche Welle – Germany … Bildunterschrift: The Berlin airlift was the most massive humanitarian feat of all time in duration and number of missions flown. John Dear: The weather was ...

 

The Berlin Airlift was America's Finest Hour 60 Years Ago

President Bush visits Berlin for the 60th anniversary of the airlift on Tuesday. DW-World.de spoke to a Berliner who lived through the blockade, a US pilot who flew into West Berlin and the author of The Candy Bombers.

 

A Child of the Berlin Airlift Tells Her Story

Army Public Affairs - Washington,DC,USA … ... "Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot," in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, students from Aukamm and Hainerberg elementary schools ...

 

a documentary about postwar austerity in england

By steven(steven) … internationally, relations between the soviet union and west plunged to unprecedented depths with the berlin airlift 1948-9, the first of many flashpoints in what became known as the cold war. east-west relations deteriorated further ...

 

Ordinary Germans will be glad to see the back of this particular ...

guardian.co.uk – UK … German gratitude for the role the US has played in much of its 20th century history - the Marshall Plan, the Berlin airlift, protection against the Soviet ...

 

A Child of the Berlin Airlift Tells Her Story

WIESBADEN, Germany – A storybook came alive for German and American youth here when the tale’s lead character appeared in person.

 

Bush bids farewell but issues remain

By joejolly … There will much of that in this visit, with a look-back at the warm feelings engendered by the Berlin airlift in 1948 and the Marshall Plan that put Western Europe back on its feet after the war. Looking back is easy. ...

 

Obituary - Martin Halliday

Martin was a consultant neurologist and neurophysiologist and some of his earliest work was on a way to detect the effects of sleep deprivation in pilots flying as part of the 1948 Berlin airlift.

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Bennet Kelley: "Candy Bombers," Obama and the End of Wal-Mart Nation

By Bennet Kelley(webmaster@huffingtonpost.com) …While it is a remarkable story, the Berlin Airlift is part of an extended era when Americans rolled up their sleeves and responded "yes, we can" to whatever challenge we faced. For example, General Lucius Clay, who was one of the ...

 

Interview of the President by Natasa Briski, Pop TV, Slovenia

By AmericasNewsTodayCom … Q You're also coming to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and Berlin Airlift, the historic role the US had after World War II in supporting Europe. And, you know, Europe has changed a lot recently: Western Balkans, ...

 

DIARY - Germany - to July 4

Reuters India - Mumbai,India … BERLIN- 60th anniversary of the Berlin Blockade beginning. Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin prompting ...

 

The abuse of history

By Greg Grant … Bush will continue this historical focus in a visit to Europe this week, where he will commemorate the Berlin Airlift in Germany and deliver a speech in Paris marking the 60th anniversary of the Marshall Plan. White House ...

 

14-029 LFM Berlin Airlift

Last Full Measure -Berlin Airlift Lead: For 400 years service men and women have fought to carve out and defend freedom and the civilization we know as America.

 

Historical perspective

South Bend Tribune - South Bend,IN,USA … This month, Earl and I are celebrating our 55th anniversary — just as Germany is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. ...

 

Trivial Pursuit

By Margaret … Where they will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Marshall plan and the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. The Celtics have won the first two games of the NBA finals against rival, Lakers and now move to Los Angeles for two ...

 

Bush-Bashing Passé?

By Pandionna … Bush will continue this historical focus in a visit to Europe this week, where he will commemorate the Berlin Airlift in Germany and deliver a speech in Paris marking the 60th anniversary of the Marshall Plan. ...

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The Early Years

By comeabout(comeabout) … I was told so many times about it that it seems that I lived through and can remember the Depression, the War, the Berlin Airlift. I discover FDR, that there is nothing to fear but fear itself and the banks will be closed and will ...

 

Bush getting ready for one last European swing

KPLC-TV - Lake Charles,LA,USA … In Berlin, Bush will mark the 60th anniversary of the Marshall Plan that helped Europe get on its feet after World War II and the Berlin Airlift that kept ...

 

Dakotas Grounded For Passenger Flying But Junkers Ju 52s Fly On

By Gallimaufry(Gallimaufry) … After the war, Dakotas were used in the Berlin Airlift and formed the backbone of the post-war civil airline fleets. The Junkers 52 was used by the Luftwaffe as a bomber in the Spanish Civil War and as a para transport for the attacks ...

 

BERLIN

By Elizabeth(Elizabeth) … We then went to the memorial dedicated to the Berlin Airlift. The roses there smell really good, and look nice......why don't we have any like that???. A group went to the zoo after that where 7 of us got to see a tiger swim after a ...

 

Bush bids farewell but issues remain

BBC News – UK … There will much of that in this visit, with a look-back at the warm feelings engendered by the Berlin airlift in 1948 and the Marshall Plan that put Western ...

 

# 35 - Isra'el & Nuclear Weapons

By Night Watch Ministries(Night Watch Ministries) … US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger prevailed on President Richard Nixon to assist the Israelis by providing weapons and ammunition in the most massive airlift since the Berlin Airlift following World War II. ...

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Postcards from Berlin

By lhaworth … The show marked the 60th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, one of the world’s largest humanitarian relief efforts. Chancellor\'s Merkel is in the orange jacket Plane used in Berlin Air Lift. Wednesday, May 28th was designated as the ...

 

If Israel Attacks

By gmdmartyr(gmdmartyr) … US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger prevailed on President Richard Nixon to assist the Israelis by providing weapons and ammunition in the most massive airlift since the Berlin Airlift following World War II. ...

 

Bush To Begin Eight-Day Visit to Europe

NewsBlaze - Folsom,CA,USA … ... to be Bush's last to Europe before leaving office in January 2009, coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and the Berlin Airlift. ...

 

People Are Starving; Ground Aid is Blocked: A Berlin Airlift for ...

By Daily Kos(Daily Kos) … I'm very pleased that Sen. Clinton gave her strong endorsement to Sen. Obama today, but I am also appalled at something I read about in today's newspaper. Just when you think Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe can't get any worse -- he ...

 

How I write a script - Part 3

By Scott(Scott) … Likewise, when I researched TULLY’S WAR, which took place during the Berlin Airlift, I must have read 15 books on the subject. In both cases, anecdotes I picked up along the way ended up inspiring scenes in my scripts. ...

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Show to honour '40s blitz spirit

Peterborough Today - Peterborough,England,UK … The Johnny Harris Orchestra, will be supporting the British Berlin Airlift Association, as it looks back on the 60th year of how they prevented the blocked ...

 

Another Month in Heidelberg, Part 7 (Liederabend)

By Ralph(Ralph) … There is also an article about Prime Minister Angela Merkel opening an exhibition at Berlin’s Schoenefeld airport about the Berlin Airlift of June 1948 to May 1949. Today’s newspaper, which Manuela and I read together, has an article ...

 

Thomas Mann

By ilaxi(ilaxi) … You can also find Daily Lesson Plan on events leading up to Berlin Airlift in American Global History. Also find a multimedia on Tempelhof Airport. Enjoy. - ilaxi patel Editor, www.kidsfreesouls.com Newspaper for Kids with Resources for ...

 

Bush Tour Aimed At Advancing Issues Before Term Ends

In Germany, Bush will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the US Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe after World War II and the Berlin Airlift to supply food to the city over Soviet blockades. "It seems completely ceremonial," says William ...

 

Extremes

By Gunston Hall Moderator(Gunston Hall Moderator) … On June 26, 1948 the Berlin Airlift began as America intervened with massive economic aid in order to stop the communists from taking advantage of war torn Europe. It is beyond imagination to conceive what the world would be like ...

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White House Press Briefing by National Security Advisor Stephen ...

By AmericasNewsTodayCom … The President's trip coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and the Berlin Airlift. The trip will spotlight the historic US role in supporting the transition from a divided, economically depressed Europe after World ...

 

New display marks 60 years of Berlin blockade

Warrington Guardian - England, UK … By Vicki Stockman TRANSATLANTIC tourists on a trip to their old airbase at RAF Burtonwood were the first to get a glimpse of a new exhibition detailing a ...

 

Don't Forget Father's Day is June 15

By Lorri Amsden(Lorri Amsden) … Well, they were a group of airmen during the Berlin Airlift who followed the lead of a young 27-year-old pilot and started dropping candy tied to little parachutes to the children of Berlin. "On the sixtieth anniversary of the Berlin ...

 

Long weekend in Berlin

By Sally T(Sally T) … There were 31 other aircraft on the trip and we all flew into Templehof airport which is right on the edge of the city and the location for the Berlin Airlift just after the war. Berlin is a real phoenix of a place. ...

 

June 2008 New Non-Fiction Books

By Southington Library Reference Dept. ... Kathy Chu, & John Waggoner, 332.024 BLO; Candy bombers: the untold story of the Berlin Airlift and America’s finest hour / Andrei Cherny, 943.155 CHE; Chalked up: inside elite gymnastics’ merciless coaching, overzealous parents, ...

 

The Twilight Post

By Andrew(Andrew) … ll he did was make the momentous decision to drop the bomb on Japan, win the war, save Europe from communism through the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine and the Berlin Airlift, and prevent a police action in Korea from becoming ...

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The Dambusters and Berlin Airlift revisited

Forum: Destinations, Stories and Photos Posted By: Robert Lees Post Time: 06-02-2008 at 09:14.

 

Candy Bombers

By Chuck Blanchard(Chuck Blanchard) … I have been meaning to blog about my friend Andrei Cherny's new book The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour for some time. Now I have a great excuse. Talking Points Memo is doing its book ...

 

Without History We Have No Guide

By Andrei Cherny … Yet, perhaps because of that background, I realized it was impossible to write about the Berlin Airlift without discussing what was happening at exactly the same time: the 1948 presidential campaign. Maybe its just me, though I suspect ...

 

Friends forever

By Story by SPC Cody Wilson … The Berlin Airlift was a stepping stone to improving post-war German and American relations. SPC Cody Wilson shows how those acts lead to a life-long friendship between an American pilot and a ten-year-old girl from Berlin.

 

Sara Rosett’s Day(s) Off

By Sara Rosett … We took in the Andrews AFB Air Show and toured a plane involved in the Berlin Airlift as well as the star of the Memphis Belle. There was plenty of military hardware on the ramp: helicopters, jets, army equipment, and even navy divers. ...

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Bolling, Reserve officials honor famous actor, Airman

By afnews@afnews.af.mil (Master Sgt. Russell... "His training helped prepare flyers that supported the Berlin Airlift," he said. "His understanding of movies and television helped us reach millions of Americans and show them the faces of the men and women who were protecting their ...

 

Help from above

New Statesman - London,England,UK … In honor of the 40th Anniversary of the historic Berlin Airlift, former RAF aircraft electrician Geoffrey W. Smith recalls his experiences while stationed ...

 

Berlin Philharmonic back home after fire

AFP - ... held at alternative venues, including at Tempelhof, the historic central Berlin airport expanded under Hitler and the hub of the 1948-49 Berlin airlift. ..

 

Marshall Plan's 61st Anniversary Approaches

Voice of America – USA … Next week, Mr. Bush will travel to Europe, where he will commemorate the anniversary of the Marshall plan and the Berlin Airlift. ...

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The Main Thing

By Rev. John A. D'Elia(Rev. John A. D'Elia) … This year we celebrate the 60th anniversary of another daunting task: the Berlin Airlift. The war in Europe had been over for just a few years, and the Cold War was just getting off the ground. In an attempt to get sole control of the ...

 

Cuban Missile Crisis

By lcpzoixrnj897(lcpzoixrnj897) … In russian the cuban crisis is pronounced as Caribbean Crisis This crisis goes with the Berlin Blockade as one of the major reasons of the Cold War, and is often regarded as the moment in which the Cold War came closest to start a . ...

 

Heroes of Berlin Airlift set to be remembered

Peterborough Today - Peterborough,England,UK … VETERANS are busy preparing for a huge reunion weekend in Peterborough to mark the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. A city centre march promises to ...

 

Battle for Berlin's Cold War airport

built by the Nazis before providing a lifeline in the Berlin airlift.

 

Berlin Airlift Started 60 Years Ago

Voice of America – USA … By Adam Phillips June marks the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the Berlin Airlift, an extraordinary, 11-month effort by the United States, ...

 

The Lessons of the Past

TPM - New York,NY,USA … It is remembered as the American military base used during the Berlin airlift that kept the city alive during the Soviet blockade in 1948-49. ...

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How to start an aquarium maintenance business

By Magic-best-aquarium(Magic-best-aquarium) … During his participation in the Berlin Airlift, I think 11 months, they were scheduled to fly 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, he said. He felt that this was the beginning of the modern air traffic control. There were 3 flyways to and ...

 

My busy weekend

By Sara(Sara) … There was part of an old plane they'd used during the Berlin Airlift, when the Soviets had blockaded the sectors of Berlin occupied by the French, British, and Americans. We ate lunch in the museum, and since the price for the meal had ...

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MAY  2008

 

Berlin Airlift

By pzu … Berlin Airlift/ILA 2008 Just been looking at some great photo's on another site (FLYAfrica), various shots of C-47 (Dakota's) and C-54 Skymaster also shots of JU-52 and many others past and present; So Question: ...

 

US-German exchange pilots showcase interoperability

U.S. European Command (press release) - Stuttgart,Germany … "It's great to be working with him again at the Berlin Air Show commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift." "Being a German pilot, ...

 

US-German exchange pilots showcase interoperability

By afnews@afnews.af.mil (Tech. Sgt. Corey Clements ) … "Being a German pilot, flying demonstrations in the "Spirit of Berlin" C-17 aircraft and celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift at the Berlin Air Show is a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence," said Colonel Beutler. ...

 

60. Jahrestag der Berliner Luftbrücke

By SteffenKahl … SteffenKahl posted a photo:. 60. Jahrestag der Berliner Luftbrücke. 60th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift.

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Germans Celebrate Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, Mourn the ...

Wired News – USA … Gemans are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift this week, which makes it all the more sad that Tempelhof is closing down later this year, ...

 

Austrian Airlines For Sale

Air Cargo News.com - Queens,NY,USA … This year is the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift that supplied an entire city from the air proving the power of air cargo through the long winter of ...

 

ILA 2008 (Berlin Airshow) News Brief

ILA-2008 which opened yesterday (May 27, 2008) at Berlin-Sch?nefeld Airport, is the celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift this year. Almost 90 years ago the Berlin Airshow was launched, paving the way for the post ...

 

Vice chief, legendary pilot commemorate 60th anniversary of Berlin ...

By afnews@afnews.af.mil () … Gail Halvorsen participated in a commemorative panel discussion of the Berlin Airlift May 27 in Berlin. The Air Force Association sponsored the panel to highlight the historic importance of the mission and feature the critical role of ...

 

Berlin airlift remembered

The Berlin Airlift, when pilots flew two million tonnes of fuel and food to Berlin, is being remembered on its 60th anniversary.

 

Vice chief, legendary pilot commemorate 60th anniversary of Berlin ...

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Can you tell what it is yet?

By MarkH … This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the Berlin airlift. What piqued my interest in this was that I spoke to someone who had no idea this had happened. I thought to myself either we aren’t teaching history very well anymore or I ...

 

An Empty Suit

By Alan Caruba(Alan Caruba) … Truman had set in motion the machinery to wage the Cold War against the Soviets, had saved Europe from their domination with the Marshall Plan and the Berlin Airlift. He fought the Korean War to a stalemate that saved South Korea ...

OBAMA NEEDS A HISTORY LESSON

By Paloma in PDX(Mac Pac '08) … He sent military aid to Greece, ordered the Berlin airlift and the Marshall Plan, and sent troops to South Korea. Sen. Obama is on both sounder and softer ground with regard to John F. Kennedy. The new president held a summit meeting ...

Berlin Air Show kicks-off on a "high note"

U.S. European Command (press release) - Stuttgart,Germany … Gail Halvorsen, The Berlin Candy Bomber, and several other veterans who took part in the Berlin Airlift to bring food and supplies to West-Berliners who ...

The "Highly Educated" Have Chosen Well

By Diplomad(Diplomad) … What was the Berlin Airlift? In his case, I should probably add, How many stars on the US flag and what does each represent? Let's see if he can qualify to be an intern before we make him President.

About Those "Highly Educated" Voters

By Moneyrunner(Moneyrunner) … What was the Berlin Airlift? Of the 14 or 15 applicants I interviewed, only one got them all right -- the only male in the crowd, by the way. None, zero, zip of the rest got even ONE right. Not a single one. A very irritated applicant ...

Berlin airlift remembered

The Berlin Airlift, when pilots flew two million tonnes of fuel and food to Berlin, is being remembered on its 60th anniversary.

ILA 2008 (Berlin Airshow) News Brief

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