Berlin Airlift

The Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. During the multinational occupation of post–World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control. The Soviets offered to drop the blockade if the Western Allies withdrew the newly introduced Deutsche Mark from West Berlin. The Western Allies organised the Berlin Airlift from 26 June 1948 to 30 September 1949 to carry supplies to the people of West Berlin, a difficult feat given the size of the city and the population. American and British air forces flew over Berlin more than 250,000 times, dropping necessities such as fuel and food, with the original plan being to lift 3,475 tons of supplies daily. By the spring of 1949, that number was often met twofold, with the peak daily delivery totalling 12,941 tons.

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Ukrainian boy was catching sweets from American planes during the Berlin Airlift in 1948. Inspired by those huge planes, he became an airspace engineer, worked for NASA on Apollo program. As Chief Scientist of US Airforce, he was credited with initiation of GPS: Michael Yarymovych

A Ukrainian boy was catching sweets from the American planes during the Berlin Airlift. The planes inspired him to become airrspace engineer. Dr. Yarymovych became Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force, worked also for NASA on Apollo program and is credited with initiation of GPS