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In June 1948 the Soviet Union blockaded Berlin, determined to drive the occupying Allies out of the city. The besieged city would be supplied entirely by air, for as long as it took to win the battle of nerves. This DVD tells the full story of one of the greatest achievements in aviation history. | In June 1948 the Soviet Union blockaded Berlin, determined to drive the occupying Allies out of the city. The besieged city would be supplied entirely by air, for as long as it took to win the battle of nerves. This DVD tells the full story of one of the greatest achievements in aviation history. | ||
− | == [[:Category:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]] == | + | == [[:Category: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]] == |
[[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof]].In the far background on the right. | [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof]].In the far background on the right. | ||
[[Image: AVION_B17_BERAIR_AA.jpg |thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image: AVION_B17_BERAIR_AA.jpg |thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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== [[:Category: Consolidated B-24 Liberator| Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express]] == | == [[:Category: Consolidated B-24 Liberator| Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express]] == | ||
Cargo version of B-24D. | Cargo version of B-24D. | ||
− | + | [[Image: AVION_B24_BERAIR_AA.jpg |thumb|500px|none | Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express of the USAAF.]] | |
== [[:Category: Fairchild C-82 Packet| Fairchild C-82A Packet]] == | == [[:Category: Fairchild C-82 Packet| Fairchild C-82A Packet]] == | ||
− | + | [[Image: AVION_C_BERAIR_AA.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Fairchild C-82A Packet of the USAAF.]] | |
[[Image: AVION_C_BERAIR_AB.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Fairchild C-82A Packet of the USAAF.]] | [[Image: AVION_C_BERAIR_AB.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Fairchild C-82A Packet of the USAAF.]] | ||
− | + | [[Image: AVION_C_BERAIR_AC.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Fairchild C-82A Packet of the USAAF.]] | |
− | + | [[Image: AVION_C_BERAIR_AD.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Fairchild C-82A Packet of the USAAF.]] | |
[[Image: AVION_C_BERAIR_AE.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Fairchild C-82A Packet of the USAAF.]] | [[Image: AVION_C_BERAIR_AE.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Fairchild C-82A Packet of the USAAF.]] | ||
− | == [[:Category:Douglas C-47 Skytrain| Douglas C-47A Skytrain]] == | + | |
− | + | == [[:Category: Douglas C-47 Skytrain| Douglas C-47A Skytrain]] == | |
+ | [[Image: AVION_C47_BERAIR_AA.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-47A Skytrain of the USAF.]] | ||
[[Image: AVION_C47_BERAIR_AE.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-47A Skytrain of the USAF.]] | [[Image: AVION_C47_BERAIR_AE.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-47A Skytrain of the USAF.]] | ||
[[Image: AVION_C47_BERAIR_AG.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-47A Skytrain of the USAF.]] | [[Image: AVION_C47_BERAIR_AG.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-47A Skytrain of the USAF.]] | ||
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[[Image: AVION_C47_BERAIR_AK.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-47A Skytrain of the USAF.]] | [[Image: AVION_C47_BERAIR_AK.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-47A Skytrain of the USAF.]] | ||
− | == [[:Category:Douglas C-47 Skytrain| Douglas C-47B Skytrain]] == | + | == [[:Category: Douglas C-47 Skytrain| Douglas C-47B Skytrain]] == |
− | + | [[Image: AVION_C47_BERAIR_BA.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-47B Skytrain of the MATS/USAF.]] | |
[[Image: AVION_C47_BERAIR_BB.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-47B Skytrain of the MATS/USAF.]] | [[Image: AVION_C47_BERAIR_BB.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-47B Skytrain of the MATS/USAF.]] | ||
[[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof]]. | [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof]]. | ||
[[Image: AVION_C47_BERAIR_BC.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-47B Skytrain of the MATS/USAF.]] | [[Image: AVION_C47_BERAIR_BC.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-47B Skytrain of the MATS/USAF.]] | ||
− | == [[:Category:Douglas C-47 Skytrain| Douglas Dakota III]] == | + | == [[:Category: Douglas C-47 Skytrain| Douglas Dakota III]] == |
− | + | [[Image: AVION_C47DAK_BERAIR_AA.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas Dakota III of the RAF.]] | |
[[Image: AVION_C47DAK_BERAIR_AC.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas Dakota III of the RAF.]] | [[Image: AVION_C47DAK_BERAIR_AC.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas Dakota III of the RAF.]] | ||
[[Image: AVION_C47DAK_BERAIR_BA.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas Dakota III of the RAF.]] | [[Image: AVION_C47DAK_BERAIR_BA.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas Dakota III of the RAF.]] | ||
− | == [[:Category:Douglas C-54 Skymaster| Douglas C-54A Skymaster]] == | + | == [[:Category: Douglas C-54 Skymaster| Douglas C-54A Skymaster]] == |
− | + | [[Image: AVION_C54_BERAIR_BA.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-54A Skymaster of the The Air Transport Command/USAF.]] | |
[[Image: AVION_C54_BERAIR_BB.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-54A Skymaster of the The Air Transport Command/USAF.]] | [[Image: AVION_C54_BERAIR_BB.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-54A Skymaster of the The Air Transport Command/USAF.]] | ||
[[Image: AVION_C54_BERAIR_EA.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-54A Skymaster of the The Air Transport Command/USAF.]] | [[Image: AVION_C54_BERAIR_EA.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-54A Skymaster of the The Air Transport Command/USAF.]] | ||
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[[Image: AVION_C47_BERAIR_CB.jpg|thumb|500px|none | 5514, Douglas C-54G-1-DO Skymaster of the MATS/USAF.]] | [[Image: AVION_C47_BERAIR_CB.jpg|thumb|500px|none | 5514, Douglas C-54G-1-DO Skymaster of the MATS/USAF.]] | ||
− | == [[:Category:Douglas C-54 Skymaster | Douglas C-54D Skymaster]] == | + | == [[:Category: Douglas C-54 Skymaster | Douglas C-54D Skymaster]] == |
− | + | [[Image: AVION_C54_BERAIR_FA.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-54D Skymaster of the MATS/USAF.]] | |
[[Image: AVION_C54_BERAIR_FD.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-54D Skymaster of the MATS/USAF.]] | [[Image: AVION_C54_BERAIR_FD.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-54D Skymaster of the MATS/USAF.]] | ||
[[Image: AVION_C54_BERAIR_FF.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-54D Skymaster of the MATS/USAF.]] | [[Image: AVION_C54_BERAIR_FF.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-54D Skymaster of the MATS/USAF.]] | ||
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== [[:Category: Bristol 170 Freighter | Bristol 170 Freighter Mk21]] == | == [[:Category: Bristol 170 Freighter | Bristol 170 Freighter Mk21]] == | ||
Witness on private airlines contribution to the airlift. | Witness on private airlines contribution to the airlift. | ||
− | + | [[Image: AVION_FREI_BERAIR_AA.jpg|thumb|500px|none |Bristol 170 Freighter Mk21 of Silver City Airways.]] | |
== [[:Category: Waco CG-4A|Waco CG-4A]] == | == [[:Category: Waco CG-4A|Waco CG-4A]] == | ||
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[[Image: AVION_GLIDER_BERAIR_BB.jpg|thumb|500px|none |Waco CG-4A of the USAF.]] | [[Image: AVION_GLIDER_BERAIR_BB.jpg|thumb|500px|none |Waco CG-4A of the USAF.]] | ||
− | == [[:Category: Airspeed Horsa | Airspeed AS.51 Horsa I]] | + | == [[:Category: Airspeed Horsa | Airspeed AS.51 Horsa I]] == |
Parc of Airspeed Horsa gliders with their C-47 towing aircrafts. | Parc of Airspeed Horsa gliders with their C-47 towing aircrafts. | ||
− | + | [[Image: AVION GLIDER BERAIR AA.jpg |thumb|500px|none | Airspeed AS.51 Horsa I of the USSAF.]] | |
− | == | + | == [[:Category: Handley Page Halifax|Handley Page H.P.70 Halton I]] == |
[[Image: AVION_HALT_BERAIR_AA.jpg |thumb|500px|none |Handley Page H.P.70 Halton I.]] | [[Image: AVION_HALT_BERAIR_AA.jpg |thumb|500px|none |Handley Page H.P.70 Halton I.]] | ||
[[Image: AVION_HALT_BERAIR_AB.jpg|thumb|500px|none |Handley Page H.P.70 Halton I.]] | [[Image: AVION_HALT_BERAIR_AB.jpg|thumb|500px|none |Handley Page H.P.70 Halton I.]] | ||
− | == | + | == [[:Category: Handley Page Hastings|Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings C2]] == |
32 Hastings were deployed on the Berlin airlift, mainly used to carry coal. | 32 Hastings were deployed on the Berlin airlift, mainly used to carry coal. | ||
[[Image: AVION_HAST_BERAIR_AA.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings C2 of the RAF.]] | [[Image: AVION_HAST_BERAIR_AA.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings C2 of the RAF.]] | ||
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== [[:Category: Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik | Ilyushin Il-2M3 Sturmovik]] == | == [[:Category: Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik | Ilyushin Il-2M3 Sturmovik]] == | ||
− | + | [[Image: AVION_STORM_BERAIR_AA.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik of the Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily.]] | |
[[Image: AVION_STORM_BERAIR_AB.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik of the Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily.]] | [[Image: AVION_STORM_BERAIR_AB.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik of the Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily.]] | ||
− | == [[:Category:Junkers Ju | + | == [[:Category: Junkers Ju 87 Stuka|Junkers Ju 87 B Stuka]] == |
[[Image: AVION_STU_BERAIR_AA.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Junkers Ju-87B Stuka of the Luftwaffe.]] | [[Image: AVION_STU_BERAIR_AA.jpg |thumb|500px|none| Junkers Ju-87B Stuka of the Luftwaffe.]] | ||
− | == | + | == [[:Category: Short Sunderland| Short S.25 Sunderland 5]] == |
[[Image: AVION_SUN_BERAIR_AR.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Short S-25 Sunderland 5 of british Royal Air Force.]] | [[Image: AVION_SUN_BERAIR_AR.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Short S-25 Sunderland 5 of british Royal Air Force.]] | ||
[[Image: AVION_SUN_BERAIR_AI.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Short S-25 Sunderland 5 of british Royal Air Force.]] | [[Image: AVION_SUN_BERAIR_AI.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Short S-25 Sunderland 5 of british Royal Air Force.]] | ||
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[[Image: AVION_SUN_BERAIR_AO.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Short S-25 Sunderland 5 of british Royal Air Force.]] | [[Image: AVION_SUN_BERAIR_AO.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Short S-25 Sunderland 5 of british Royal Air Force.]] | ||
− | == | + | == Hand-made tin toy airplane == |
− | + | [[Image: AVION_TOY_BERAIR_AA.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]] | |
[[Image: AVION_TOY_BERAIR_AB.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]] | [[Image: AVION_TOY_BERAIR_AB.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]] | ||
[[Image: AVION_TOY_BERAIR_AC.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]] | [[Image: AVION_TOY_BERAIR_AC.jpg|thumb|500px|none |]] | ||
− | + | == [[:Category: Avro Tudor|Avro 688 Tudor 4]] == | |
− | == | ||
Used as freighter during the Berlin airlift. | Used as freighter during the Berlin airlift. | ||
[[Image: AVION_TUD_BERAIR_BA.jpg|thumb|500px|none |Avro 688 Tudor 4 of BSAA-British South American Airways.]] | [[Image: AVION_TUD_BERAIR_BA.jpg|thumb|500px|none |Avro 688 Tudor 4 of BSAA-British South American Airways.]] | ||
[[Image: AVION_TUD_BERAIR_BF.jpg|thumb|500px|none |Avro 688 Tudor 4 of BSAA-British South American Airways.]] | [[Image: AVION_TUD_BERAIR_BF.jpg|thumb|500px|none |Avro 688 Tudor 4 of BSAA-British South American Airways.]] | ||
− | == | + | == [[:Category: Avro Tudor|Avro 689 Tudor 5]] == |
Tudor 5 of BSAA operated as fuel tanker on the Berlin airlift. This aircraft crashed after the airlift, in 1950, under Airflight Ltd flag company. | Tudor 5 of BSAA operated as fuel tanker on the Berlin airlift. This aircraft crashed after the airlift, in 1950, under Airflight Ltd flag company. | ||
[[Image: AVION_TUD_BERAIR_BC.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Reg.G-AKBY Avro 689 Tudor 5 of BSAA-British South American Airways.]] | [[Image: AVION_TUD_BERAIR_BC.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Reg.G-AKBY Avro 689 Tudor 5 of BSAA-British South American Airways.]] | ||
[[Image: AVION_TUD_BERAIR_BD.jpg|thumb|500px|none |Reg.G-AKBY Avro 689 Tudor 5 of BSAA-British South American Airways.]] | [[Image: AVION_TUD_BERAIR_BD.jpg|thumb|500px|none |Reg.G-AKBY Avro 689 Tudor 5 of BSAA-British South American Airways.]] | ||
− | + | [[Image: AVION_TUD_BERAIR_BE.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Reg.G-AKBY Avro 689 Tudor 5 of BSAA-British South American Airways.]] | |
− | + | [[Image: AVION_TUD_BERAIR_AB.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Reg.G-AKBY Avro 689 Tudor 5 of BSAA-British South American Airways.]] | |
− | + | [[Image: AVION_TUD_BERAIR_AC.jpg|thumb|500px|none |Reg.G-AKBY Avro 689 Tudor 5 of BSAA-British South American Airways.]] | |
− | ==[[:Category:Vickers Viking|Vickers VC1 Viking 1A-698 ]]== | + | == [[:Category: Vickers Viking|Vickers VC1 Viking 1A-698 ]] == |
Ex.BEA, operated by Trans World Charter.<br> | Ex.BEA, operated by Trans World Charter.<br> | ||
Registration G-AHON, serial No.116. | Registration G-AHON, serial No.116. | ||
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[[Image: AVION_VIK_BERAIR_AC.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Reg.G-AHON Vickers VC1 Viking 1A-698 of Trans World Charter.]] | [[Image: AVION_VIK_BERAIR_AC.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Reg.G-AHON Vickers VC1 Viking 1A-698 of Trans World Charter.]] | ||
− | == | + | == [[:Category: Avro York| Avro 685 York I]] == |
First of thirty York acquired by B.O.A.C.-British Overseas Airways Corporation. Seen with its war time delivery in 1944.<br> | First of thirty York acquired by B.O.A.C.-British Overseas Airways Corporation. Seen with its war time delivery in 1944.<br> | ||
Registration G-AGJA, serial N° MW103. | Registration G-AGJA, serial N° MW103. | ||
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[[Image: AVION_YOR_BERAIR_BF.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Reg.G-AGJA Avro 685 York I of B.O.A.C.]] | [[Image: AVION_YOR_BERAIR_BF.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Reg.G-AGJA Avro 685 York I of B.O.A.C.]] | ||
− | == | + | == [[:Category: Avro York| Avro 685 York C.I]] == |
During the Berlin Airlift, Yorks flew over 58,000 sorties, close to half of the British contribution, alongside the Douglas Dakota and Handley Page Hastings. | During the Berlin Airlift, Yorks flew over 58,000 sorties, close to half of the British contribution, alongside the Douglas Dakota and Handley Page Hastings. | ||
[[Image: AVION_YOR_BERAIR_BB.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Avro 685 York C.I of the RAF]] | [[Image: AVION_YOR_BERAIR_BB.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Avro 685 York C.I of the RAF]] | ||
− | == | + | == [[:Category: Avro York| Avro 685 York C.I]] == |
[[Image: AVION_YOR_BERAIR_AF.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Avro 685 York C.I of the RAF Transport Command.]] | [[Image: AVION_YOR_BERAIR_AF.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Avro 685 York C.I of the RAF Transport Command.]] | ||
[[Image: AVION_YOR_BERAIR_AN.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Avro 685 York C.I of the RAF Transport Command.]] | [[Image: AVION_YOR_BERAIR_AN.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Avro 685 York C.I of the RAF Transport Command.]] | ||
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[[Category: Handley Page Hastings]] | [[Category: Handley Page Hastings]] | ||
[[Category: Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik]] | [[Category: Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik]] | ||
− | [[Category: Junkers Ju | + | [[Category: Junkers Ju 87 Stuka]] |
[[Category: Short Sunderland]] | [[Category: Short Sunderland]] | ||
[[Category: Supermarine Spitfire]] | [[Category: Supermarine Spitfire]] | ||
[[Category: Vickers Viking]] | [[Category: Vickers Viking]] | ||
[[Category: Waco CG-4A]] | [[Category: Waco CG-4A]] |
Revision as of 05:04, 24 January 2015
Documentary (2008)
In June 1948 the Soviet Union blockaded Berlin, determined to drive the occupying Allies out of the city. The besieged city would be supplied entirely by air, for as long as it took to win the battle of nerves. This DVD tells the full story of one of the greatest achievements in aviation history.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof.In the far background on the right.
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Cargo version of B-24D.
Fairchild C-82A Packet
Douglas C-47A Skytrain
Douglas C-47B Skytrain
Douglas Dakota III
Douglas C-54A Skymaster
Douglas C-54G-1-DO Skymaster
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Douglas C-54G-1-DO Skymaster 45-514 (c/n 35967) ran off end of runway into ditch and caught fire while landing atFlughafen Berlin-Tempelhof 13 August 1948 during Berlin Airlift. Crew survived.
Douglas C-54D Skymaster
Same aircraft also seen in Veillées d'armes - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Landing at Flughafen Berlin-Tempelhof.
Bristol 170 Freighter Mk21
Witness on private airlines contribution to the airlift.
Waco CG-4A
Towed by a C-47 Skytrain.
Airspeed AS.51 Horsa I
Parc of Airspeed Horsa gliders with their C-47 towing aircrafts.
Handley Page H.P.70 Halton I
Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings C2
32 Hastings were deployed on the Berlin airlift, mainly used to carry coal.
Avro 691 Lancastrian
Civil conversion of the Avro Lancaster.
Supermarine Spitfire IX
Ilyushin Il-2M3 Sturmovik
Junkers Ju 87 B Stuka
Short S.25 Sunderland 5
Hand-made tin toy airplane
Avro 688 Tudor 4
Used as freighter during the Berlin airlift.
Avro 689 Tudor 5
Tudor 5 of BSAA operated as fuel tanker on the Berlin airlift. This aircraft crashed after the airlift, in 1950, under Airflight Ltd flag company.
Vickers VC1 Viking 1A-698
Ex.BEA, operated by Trans World Charter.
Registration G-AHON, serial No.116.
Avro 685 York I
First of thirty York acquired by B.O.A.C.-British Overseas Airways Corporation. Seen with its war time delivery in 1944.
Registration G-AGJA, serial N° MW103.
Avro 685 York C.I
During the Berlin Airlift, Yorks flew over 58,000 sorties, close to half of the British contribution, alongside the Douglas Dakota and Handley Page Hastings.
Avro 685 York C.I
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See also
- Airspeed Horsa
- Avro Tudor
- Avro Lancastrian
- Avro York
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
- Bristol 170 Freighter
- Consolidated B-24 Liberator
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain
- Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Fairchild C-82 Packet
- Handley Page Halifax
- Handley Page Hastings
- Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik
- Junkers Ju 87 Stuka
- Short Sunderland
- Supermarine Spitfire
- Vickers Viking
- Waco CG-4A