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Show 6 Jt.n by Tech. 2002 2D Air Force served Sgt Scott Elliott Air Force Print News For more than 42 year it held the n record for being the most Herculean airlift effort of all time. It still holds the record for hard-nose- d determination. The Berlin Airlift, the fledgling Air Force's first major international challenge following its inception less than a year earlier, formally took flight on June 26, 1948. For the next 462 days the Air Force and its Allies flew in the face of a belligerent Soviet Union to keep the city of Berlin from starving. Relationships between the World War II Allies deteriorated quickly after the war, and Eastern Europe fell under the notable exception being Berlin. Soviet domination Although the city was located well inside the Russian sphere of influence, the Americans, British and French each had an occupation force w ithin Germany's former capital. The only guaranteed transportation to Berlin was through the air, via three corridors from West Gerand into Berlin. No forRussian the Zone, many, through mal arrangements had been made for road or rail traffic. Soviet forces blockaded all land routes into Berlin on June 24, 1948, forcing the Allies to supply their garrisons and the city's nearly 2.5 million residents by air. The Soviets, thinking back to Adolph Hitler's failed aerial resup-plattempt during the Stalingrad offensive, did not believe it could be done. What they failed to take into consideration, however, was the tenacity of such Air Force leaders as Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay, Brig. Gen. Joseph Smith and Maj. Gen. William Tunner. LeMay, the U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, had 102 Skymaster transport airSkytrain and two craft at his disposal. He immediately called for reinforcements and placed the airlift operation under the command single-operatio- C-4- 7 4 on gist - NOW A H.f ' I Soviet forces blockaded all land routes into Berlin on June 24, 1948, forcing the Allies to supply the city's their garrisons-an-d nearly 2.5 million residents-b- y air. I I 4 HlK! 111 the increasing number of flights. C-1- C-1- 5 MUSCLE TREATMENT Ground breaking treatment that is helping world class athletes, active individuals and persons of all walks of life. www.attivertlease.com Crossroads Chiropractic c p Dr. Mark Baker jrd rxnxj 773-744- FSt ILOffe- IF YOUR MORTGAGE INTEREST RATE IS MIOttfB THAN 8 I Supply 3965 Washington REVLON' 3S9-125- cabin on 2.5 acre tract - ; NO APPRAISAL NO CREDIT CHECK VERIFICATION LIMITED PAPERWORK Call Today For A Free Quote ERIK PULSIPHER 9iPcial 1 Group fPEClALlZING (801 J 238-588- 7 toll free mn) IN VA HOME FINANCING im m Ofi 652-309- Only $1450 down $300 per mo. 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C-- uling system that allowed controllers to better handle " 2nd Mfrt(ttK rv.llt I Inn f at Iminx ! fct Mnlkal i'alirnt Credit crashes. Operation Vittles' airlift record stood until Operation Desert Shield in the fall of 1990. In just 22 days, modern of Smith. Smith dubbed the Berlin Airlift "Operation Vittles" because, as he said, "We're hauling grub." The first day's "grub haul" amounted to about 80 tons of powdered milk, flour and medicine. Smith added the reinforcement aircraft into the mix and adopted a block sched- S 1 er A in 12 I) CrMlIt Wvlmr x liiani ti I y7 Whilearerates Ac C-7- YC-97- Alternative Hair ma urn Downs C-$- 4s C-8- 30 171 mnmrn flirt riatv tl ki'flndntrttf if untlrut MtirtufaM lured ox I lmv Mrttl l.tt re-ent- er 54 years ago WWW.OldWVBlmOrtgat.COm JTRefinanceZ- the winter months. Nicknamed Willie the Whip," Tunner established a goal of one aircraft touching down in Berlin each minute. That goal was never met, but eventually aircrews established a pattern of one landing every three minutes around the clock. The schedule was so tightly packed that if a pilot missed his scheduled landing, for whatever reason, he had to fly back to the starting point to the string. LeMay's call for reinforcements brought in additional and the 2 Packet. The airlift also allowed the Air Force to test its new heavy-lif- t transports, the 4 Globe-mastand Stratofreighter. Allied airmen set a tonnage record of 13,000 tons of cargo on April 17, 1949, in what became known as the "Easter Parade." Besides providing daily food and medical supplies, aircraft that day delivered the equivalent of 600 railroad cars of coal to heat homes and keep factories in operation. Though the Soviets signed an agreement to lift the blockade on May 5, 1949, the airlift continued through Sept. 30. Through it all, airmen delivered more than 2.3 million tons of cargo about 75 percent flown in by American aircraft. 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