LUFTBRO TILL VÄSTBERLIN

Orig. bildtext... A.O.A. CARRIES ITS 5,000,000th POUND IN BERLIN AIRLIFT. CARRYING A 16,000 POUND FOOD CARGO TO BERLIN A PLANE OF THE A.O.A REACHED THE 5,000,000 POUND MARK IN CARGO CARRIED BY THEM BETWEEN FRANKFURT AND BERLIN SINCE THE BLOCKADE STARTED ON JUNE 26TH. THE CREW OF THE PLANE POSING IN FRONT OF THEIR LOAD. THEY ARE FROM L. TO R. MICHAEL URBAN, FLIGHT ENGINEER; CHARLES WELCOTT, SECOND OFFICER; AND ROBERT A. NORDT, FLIGHT CAPTAIN. Anm. 26/6 1948 startar som en följd av Berlinblockaden luftbron till Berlin, den pågår till 30/9 1949, ca 2,3 miljoner ton varor transporterades under denna tid av västsidan med flyg till Västberlin. Flygofficerare Flygtransporter Transportflyg Flygplansbesättning Flygfrakt Leenden Hjälpsändningar Livsmedelstransporter Flygkaptener THIS SHIPMENT CONTAINS THE 5,000,000TH POUND FLOWN BY AMERICAN OVERSEAS AIRLINES BETWEEN FRANKFURT - BERLIN CD300 persons: ROBERT A. NORDT;CHARLES WELCOTT;MICHAEL URBAN sites: VÄSTTYSKLAND