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The Berlin Airlift
⭐ MasteredDuring the Berlin Airlift of 1948 and 1949, planes flew food and supplies into West Berlin when roads were blocked. It kept the city supplied for nearly a year.
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During the airlift, planes landed in Berlin about every few minutes, day and night.
All about The Berlin Airlift
During the Berlin Airlift of 1948 and 1949, planes flew food, coal and other supplies into West Berlin. The city was cut off by land after the Soviet Union blocked roads and railways. The airlift kept the city supplied for nearly a year.
Planes landed at Berlin's airports around the clock, sometimes every few minutes. The airlift showed the world how determined the people of West Berlin were to stay free and was a turning point in the Cold War.
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