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− | <i>5 stars actors</i> in this movie, these Douglas C-54 Skymaster, from the 1st Troop Carrier Squadron of the MATS-Military Air Transport Service, established in 1948 by merge of the ATC-Air Transport Command of the USAF and the NATS-Navy Air Transport Service. It’s said that 24 ex NATS Douglas R5D Skymaster (Navy version of C-54) did participate to the Berlin | + | <i>5 stars actors</i> in this movie, these Douglas C-54 Skymaster, from the 1st Troop Carrier Squadron of the MATS-Military Air Transport Service, established in 1948 by merge of the ATC-Air Transport Command of the USAF and the NATS-Navy Air Transport Service. It’s said that 24 ex NATS Douglas R5D Skymaster (Navy version of C-54) did participate to the Berlin airlift. So this one might be a R5D too? |
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Revision as of 19:48, 7 December 2010
Movie (1950)
Starring:
Montgomery Clift (Sgt. 1st Class Danny MacCullough)
Paul Douglas (MSgt. Henry 'Hank' Kowalski)
Cornell Borchers (Frederica Burkhardt)
Bruni Löbel (Gerda)
O.E. Hasse (Stieber)
Experiences of two Air Force sergeants during the 1948 Berlin Airlift.
Douglas C-54A Skymaster
5 stars actors in this movie, these Douglas C-54 Skymaster, from the 1st Troop Carrier Squadron of the MATS-Military Air Transport Service, established in 1948 by merge of the ATC-Air Transport Command of the USAF and the NATS-Navy Air Transport Service. It’s said that 24 ex NATS Douglas R5D Skymaster (Navy version of C-54) did participate to the Berlin airlift. So this one might be a R5D too?
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Another actor of this historical event. The Douglas C-47 Skytrain, at Berlin-Templehof airport.
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
Soviet Air Force did actually operated around 200 P-47D Thunderbolt during WWII. But those might be “American P-47” rebadged as CCCP forces?
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