Airlift to Berlin 1948
The first plane type Globemaster C-74, which has landed in Berlin-Gatow, on 17 August 1948, with 20 tons of flour, is being unloaded. 50 years ago, on 24 June 1948, the USSR imposed a blockade on Berlin as a reaction to the currency reform. All land and waterways were blocked for passenger and freight traffic between West Berlin and West Germany. The supply of the West Berlin population and the western allied occupation took place by an airlift established by the USA and Great Britain
Picture No
10646246
Media ID
45189064
Size
3054px x 4985px
(2.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / picture-alliance/ dpa
Date
17-Aug-48
