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1948 GERMANY: Planes of food fly to Berlin
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1:02Now PlayingDate: 5th July 1948
Location: Unspecified
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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SLATE INFORMATION: Food Planes Fly to Berlin
GERMANY: Berlin:
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AEROPLANES - AMERICAN American planes step up air lift to Berlin during the Russian blockade of the city
AIR-LIFT (BERLIN) Berliners queuing for food while Western Powers organise air-lift to transport food to Berlin to combat the Russian blockade. Mass meeting held in city
ARMOURED CARS. Armoured Cars patrol the American sector of Berlin following the tightening of Russian blockade
BERLIN Berliners queuing for food while Western Powers organise air-lift to transport food to Berlin to combat the Russian Blockade. Mass meeting held in city
FOOD Western Power organise an air-lift to take food to Berlin and break Russian blockade. Meanwhile, Berliners seen queuing for food and holding mass meetings
GERMANY Western Powers organise air-lift to take food to Berlin Seen loading planes. Meanwhile, Berliners seen queuing for food. and holding mass meetings stating they will defy the Red attempts at starvation
MASS MEETINGS Held in Berlin by Democrats to state defiance at Russian attempts at blockading the German sector. occupies by Western Powers
Aviation; Germany; International Aid - Civil; Cold War
supplies, deadlock, armored car, armored cars, Air Force, aid, Berlin Airlift
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