August 12: The U.S. Air Force and the Royal Air Force conduct 707 flights into Berlin and deliver 4,742 tons of supplies, the first time the airlift has exceeded the 4,500 daily threshold deemed ...

August 12: The U.S. Air Force and the Royal Air Force conduct 707 flights into Berlin and deliver 4,742 tons of supplies, the first time the airlift has exceeded the 4,500 daily threshold deemed ...

In Lower Saxony, Fassberg Air Base served as a vital point for the Royal Air Force during the Berlin Airlift. The airbase was ...

The two sides did not ever go to war. was over the city of Berlin. Berlin had been divided into four sectors (French, British, American and Russian) following the war and each country was ...

Cold War: Stories from the Big Freeze — Series 1, The Berlin Blockade In 1948 Stalin blockaded Berlin. Bridget Kendall hears from three people who were there. BBC Radio 4 ...

His 42-year RAF career included taking part in the Berlin Airlift (1948 to 1949) as well as the 1956 Suez Crisis and he was awarded the Air Force Medal. After becoming an MBE at a ceremony at ...

The Western Allies organized the Berlin airlift (26 June 1948–30 September 1949) to carry supplies to the people of West Berlin, a difficult feat given the size of the city’s population.