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57K views · 525 reactions | “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 | Facebook

226K views · 10K reactions | The Berlin Airlift ended 70 years ago this week. In a 15-month Operation, the RAF, United States Air Force, and international partners had supplied two million people in the blockaded city of West Berlin. In a novel contribution to the Operation, the RAF flew Sunderland Flying Boats into Berlin. The Sunderlands flew 395,751 miles throughout the Airlift, flying in 4,500 tons of food and evacuating 1,100 refugees. | Royal Air Force | Facebook

4.9K views · 118 reactions | The Berlin Airlift was a remarkable story of ingenuity and heroism. In response to a Soviet blockade, Britain and its allies fuelled Berlin by air. The operation involved over 500,000 tons of cargo and lasted almost a year. As a result, 39 British airmen sadly lost their lives. In May 1949, the Soviets finally lifted the blockade, prompting the formation of #NATO. | Ministry of Defence | Facebook