flsm (Frank) Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Here’s an earlier video of mine to celebrate the anniversary. What an incredible story. Cheers. https://youtu.be/dhNty-x8yf8 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heaton Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Really enjoyed the whole video - thanks for sharing. I actually remember the Berlin Airlift quite well - being a teenager interested in flying and watching aero planes at Ringway airfield - now Manchester Airport 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flsm (Frank) Posted August 12, 2023 Author Share Posted August 12, 2023 35 minutes ago, John Heaton said: Really enjoyed the whole video - thanks for sharing. I actually remember the Berlin Airlift quite well - being a teenager interested in flying and watching aero planes at Ringway airfield - now Manchester Airport Thanks so much John. I love it when I can bring back memories, hopefully pleasant, for people. Cheers mate. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 I've watched a few films of this and what an achievement it was. cheers Iain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Did some research for this for a novel that included it in the story. What an amazing logistical feat. The various in and out routes to be coordinated, the planes procured, the foodstuffs and coal and medical supplies to be found, the German loading and unloading crews to learn best procedures -- all took an almost genius-level administration. Really quite a human highpoint. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 superb video, an amazing achievement indeed....I spent 2 years based there in the 80's before the wall came down, what an amazing place it was, so much history...........we still had ration books for stuff like coffee even then....I must get back to see how it has changed....we had access to the olympic stadium, I took my now wife there and we walked around quite freely....we even had to escort Hess to hospital on one occasion... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 On 8/12/2023 at 7:34 PM, Rodger Pettichord said: Did some research for this for a novel that included it in the story. What an amazing logistical feat. The various in and out routes to be coordinated, the planes procured, the foodstuffs and coal and medical supplies to be found, the German loading and unloading crews to learn best procedures -- all took an almost genius-level administration. Really quite a human highpoint. Amazing how they staggered the planes to get as many as possible in the air. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 The family of my mother lived in Tempelhof at the time of the airlift. Amazing stories showing what the fight for freedom means. Erst Reuter, the major of Berlin at that time held his famous speech during the airlift in 1948: "People of this world... look upon this city and see that you should not, cannot abandon this city and this people." One can use these words again since February 2022, and because of the same "initiator". 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flsm (Frank) Posted August 16, 2023 Author Share Posted August 16, 2023 Nice free vintage video here about the Airlift. You may have to register, but its free. I love the Internet Archive. Cheers, & thanks for all the discussion above. https://archive.org/details/berlin_airlift_TNA/berlin_airlift_TNA.mpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 don't want to hijack the thread but attached is a video that was spookily on my suggested YT's to watch, I remember being told all this when I went there in the 80's.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flsm (Frank) Posted August 17, 2023 Author Share Posted August 17, 2023 9 hours ago, wain71 said: don't want to hijack the thread but attached is a video that was spookily on my suggested YT's to watch, I remember being told all this when I went there in the 80's.. Fascinating! Russia???!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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