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English: During the Berlin Airlift in 1948, U.S., British, and French planes delivered food and other goods to Berlin, which was blockaded by Soviet forces. In this photo, German children stand on a hillside and watch a U.S. plane fly overhead.
Deutsch: Während der Berliner Luftbrücke im Jahr 1948 lieferten US-amerikanische, britische und französische Flugzeuge Lebensmittel und andere Güter in das von den sowjetischen Streitkräften blockierte Berlin. Auf diesem Foto stehen deutsche Kinder auf einem Schuttberg und beobachten ein US-Flugzeug (C-54 Skymaster), das über sie hinwegfliegt.
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Source Library of Congress, "Berlin "Airlift" of 1948-1949 broke through Soviet blockade of the city by non-stop supply shipments to beleaguered garrisons and 2 1/4 million civilian population of West Berlin", CPH: 3c36389 [1]
Author Henry Ries / USAF
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Berliners watching a C-54 land at Berlin Tempelhof Airport, 1948.

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current08:47, 21 September 2008Thumbnail for version as of 08:47, 21 September 2008766 × 729 (371 KB)Sir Jamesrotated, cropped.
17:30, 14 August 2008Thumbnail for version as of 17:30, 14 August 2008800 × 767 (140 KB)Bwmoll3{{Information |Description={{en|1=Berliners watching a C-54 land at Templehof Airport, 1948}} |Source=United States Air Force Historical Research Agency via Cees Steijger (1991), "A History of USAFE", Voyageur, ISBN: 1853100757 |Author=USAF |Date=1948 |Pe

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