“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

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