Berlin Airlift

Walter Sanders 1948-07

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.

Details

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.

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