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Berlin Airlift

Walter Sanders1948-07

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

German civilians standing in ruins of a building near Tempelhof Airfield looking up at an American C-47 cargo plane bringing them food & supplies during the Berlin Airlift, intended to break a Soviet blockade of the city.

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  • Title: Berlin Airlift
  • Date: 1948-07
  • Location: Berlin, Germany
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: Cargo, C47, People And Customs, Us, Wwii, Famous Picture, Planes, Aid, Ruins, 1948, Aircraft, Special Collections, Blockade, Food, Wars, Allied Military Government, Berlin, Aid To, Germany, Us Armed Forces, Cities, Lifting, 1940s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Walter Sanders
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_266999
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
LIFE Photo Collection

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