“People of this world, look upon this city and see that you should not and cannot abandon this city and this people.” Ernst Reuter, Mayor of West Berlin. On #ThisDayinHistory 70 years ago, the Berlin Airlift begins. | HISTORY

The Berlin Airlift provided food, fuel and aid to 2.5 million people who were cut off by the Soviet Blockade... Between June 1948 and September 1949, American aircrews made more than 189 thousand flights, shattering previous airlift records. | Airman Magazine

8.8K views · 302 reactions | The Berlin Airlift began 70 years ago this week. The Operation cost 39 British and Commonwealth lives, including 17 RAF Personnel, a British Army Pilot, and 21 civilians. 32 Americans and 15 German civilians also lost their lives during the Airlift. For 15 months, the Airlift supplied 2 million people in the blockaded city of West Berlin, in what would become one of history’s greatest humanitarian Operations. #RAF100 | Royal Air Force | Facebook

3.2K views · 189 reactions | For Veteran's Day tomorrow, see how this Air Force mission delivered some 35,000 tons of supplies a day to the stranded citizens of West Berlin. Stream Air Warriors: https://bitly.com/31Ug0KK | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation | Facebook