FReeper Canteen ~ The Berlin Airlift Part 4: The Legacy ~ 23 December 2019

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The Berlin Airlift
Part 4: The Legecy

All info and photos from this website.

Link to Part 1
Link to Part 2
Link to Part 3

           

THE AIRLIFT'S LEGACY
 

The most obvious result of this confrontation was the 40-year Cold War with the Soviet Union, which ebbed with the construction of the Berlin Wall, and the Korean and Vietnam Conflicts.  The US also forged a newfound friendship with Germany, its former foe, and established the Federal Republic of Germany as a result.  In addition, the North Atlantic Treaty organization (NATO) was formed as a result of the crisis. 

Less politically, our aircraft and airway system we enjoy today was developed and perfected as a result of the Berlin Airlift.  Ground Controlled Approach or GCA was greatly improved as a necessity for the aircraft to land in Berlin, and our air traffic control system is a direct development of that technology.  Loading procedures and maintenance procedures are greatly improved as a result, too.

More importantly, the Berlin Airlift demonstrated the military need for Air Transport in addition to Bombers and Fighters.  A result is the Air Mobility Command and aircraft like the C-141 Starlifter, the C-130 Hercules, the C-5 Galaxy, and our newest transport, the C-17 Globemaster III. 

All of these political and logistical ideas came as a result of the resolve of the US, Great Britain, France, and Germany to resist totalitarian tactics and wage a battle of air transport.  This battle saved over 2.5 million people without firing a single shot.  In a matter of fifteen months in 1948-49, world history was changed by the greatest humanitarian aviation event in history, the Berlin Airlift. 

MEMORIALS: The Airlift Memorial at Rhein Main Air Base, Frankfurt, and on Luftbruckenplatz at Tempelhf  Airport in Berlin.

Each prong represents one of the 3 air corridors used during "Operation Vittles", and the names of the US and British Airmen killed in the process are inscribed on the base of each.

31 Americans lost their lives during the Berlin Airlift, paying the ultimate price for the freedom of others.  Let that not be forgotten.

1st Lt George B. Smith Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Captain James A. Vaughan New Haven, Connecticut	Cpl Norbert H. Theis Cunningham, Kansas
1st Lt Leland V. Williams Abilene, Texas	1st Lt Eugene S. Erickson Collinsville, Illinois	PFC Ronald E. Stone  Mt. Sterling, Kentucky
Mr Karl V. Hagen New York, New York	Sgt Richard Winter Seattle, Washington	1st Lt Ralph H. Boyd Fort Worth, Texas
1st Lt Charles H. King Britton, South Dakota	Captain Billy E. Phelps Long Beach, California	1st Lt Craig B. Ladd Minneapolis, Minnesota
1st Lt Robert W. Stuber Arlington, California	1st Lt Willis F. Hargis Nacogdoches, Texas	TSgt Charles L. Putnam Colorado Springs, Colorado
Major Edwin C. Diltz Fayetteville, Texas	TSgt Lloyd G. Wells San Antonio, Texas	1st Lt Robert P. Weaver Fort Wayne, Indiana
Captain Willian R. Howard Gunnison, Mississippi	AD/3 Harry R. Crites, Jr. Lafayette, Indiana	1st Lt Royce C. Stephens San Antonio, Texas
Captain Joel M. DeVolentine Miami, Florida	1st Lt Richard M. Wurgel Union City, New Jersey	1st Lt Robert C. von Luehrte Covington, Kentucky
1st Lt William T. Lucas Wilson, North Carolina	1st Lt Lowell A. Wheaton, Jr. Corpus Christi, Texas	2nd Lt Donald J. Leemon Green Bay, Wisconsin
PFC Johnny T. Orms Rhein-Main Air Base	Captain William A. Rathgeber Portland, Oregon	TSgt Herbert F. Heinig Fort Wayne, Indiana
	Sgt Bernard J. Watkins Lafayette, Indiana

 

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[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...a story worthy of remembering AND RETELLING.

An illustration of working together for good.

[mountainlion]

There will be a lot of white still hanging around here form the last storm but I don’t expect any new snow. It got up to 54 today and a couple weeks ago it was -44 west of me. Someone is messing with HARRP again.

Merry Christmas and a Happy and prosperous new year.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, lizma2, and thank you for your service to our country by volunteering at Walter Reed.

[Kathy in Alaska]

The Mayor!!

[mylife]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M30z7xsiGHc

I have candy...

[Kathy in Alaska]

ML!!

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Did it warm up at all today? It was might frigid up there yesterday.

Not too chilly here but we are drowning. It’s been raining all day long and this system doesn’t seem to be in any hurry to move on.

[Kathy in Alaska]

rktman!!

[radu]

Howdy, LUV.

Hope you had a good day. Has it warmed up enough for the kittehs to come out of their warm hidey spots?

[radu]

Howdy, my.

How are things going these days? Are you getting readjusted to OH climes at last?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, fiddlstix, as always, for the “singing” bear selection of Christmas music. ((HUGS))

[Fiddlstix]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Rummyfan...you are so right!

The Berlin Airlift was one of the great humanitarian efforts in history.

[luvie]

Hey, radu! It was a good day and warmed up to about 68 this afternoon. The kitties were very happy to nap in the sunshine.

It’s going to be very warm for Christmas...which kind of takes the spirit out of the winter holiday. Guess I’ll watch the webcams from WY, MN and AK to see a White Christmas. LOL!

Hope things are as pretty there. Are your kitties settling in nicely? Are they coming out from under the bed?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, TMN78247...glad you enjoyed our annual 4 part series about the Berlin Airlift.

Merry Christmas!

[luvie]

Steve has a new stream on AFTV about the tornado warnings/watches in south Florida.

[TMN78247]

May you & all your family, as well as the Canteen crew & their loved ones, have a BLESSED Christmas season.

Our Eternal SAVIOR is the reason for the holiday,

Yours, TMN78247

[radu]

Yay! Happy kittehs! Bet they were glad for warm temps and sunshine again. Gets pretty boring staying holed up all the time.

Just saw our weather report and they say we’ll be around 66 degrees Christmas Day. I’ll take that over a white Christmas any day. LOL!

It certainly hasn’t been a pretty day today. Not all that chilly but it’s been raining all day long. We can use the rain but I HAD to make a store run and it was no fun dragging wet groceries into the house, or being soaked myself.
I need to take a load of laundry to the other house to dry now. The dryer here doesn’t work but Hubby has ordered the parts to fix it. In the meantime, it’s use the other dryer. sigh*

The cats have all finally settled down after the move. Some still sleep under the beds but they get out and wander when they’re awake. I think just like having quiet spots to sleep, out of the way of Raimis when he goes on a tear. He still limps but his leg has healed well - - and he’s turned into a lil wild man. LOL

Off to dry the clothes. I’ll be back in a bit.