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Experiences of two Air Force sergeants during the 1948 Berlin Airlift. | Experiences of two Air Force sergeants during the 1948 Berlin Airlift. | ||
− | == [[:Category: Douglas C-54 Skymaster| Douglas C- | + | == [[:Category: Douglas C-54 Skymaster| Douglas C-54G-1-DO Skymaster]] == |
− | Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]]. | + | Same aircraft in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]].<br> |
+ | Douglas C-54G-1-DO Skymaster 45-514 (c/n 35967) ran off end of runway into ditch and caught fire while landing at Tempelhof 13 August 1948 during Berlin Airlift. Crew survived. | ||
[[Image: TheBigLift crash-5514.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Seen at 1h39mn, Douglas C-54 Skymaster of the MATS/USAF wearing 5514 on the nose.]] | [[Image: TheBigLift crash-5514.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Seen at 1h39mn, Douglas C-54 Skymaster of the MATS/USAF wearing 5514 on the nose.]] | ||
Revision as of 16:13, 2 January 2014
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-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 at Tempelhof 13 August 1948 during Berlin Airlift. Crew survived.
Douglas C-54D 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.
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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