Interior of a Transport Airplane filled with coal, 1948
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Interior of a Transport Airplane filled with coal, 1948
Photograph showing the interior of a Dakota airplane loaded with kitbags full of coal, destined for Berlin during the airlift of 1948. This particular airplane carried 10 tons of coal in the bags, which was unloaded at Berlin within 15 minutes. Between April 1948 and May 1949 Stalin, leader of the USSR, imposed a land blockade on supplies from Western Europe to West Berlin. In response the British and American governments organised an enormous airlift to supply food and other essentials to the 2.5 million inhabitants of West Berlin. After a year Stalin conceded defeat and lifted the land blockade
Media ID 4391911
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
1948 1949 Air Lift Air Plane Bags Berlin Blockade Carried Coal Conceded Defeat Destined Enormous Essentials Filled Governments Imposed Inhabitants Lifted Loaded Million Minutes Organised Response Stalin Supplies Supply Tons Unloaded Uss R
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