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[[Image: AVION_VIK_BERAIR_AC.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Reg.G-AHON Vickers VC1 Viking 1A-698 of Trans World Charter.]] | [[Image: AVION_VIK_BERAIR_AC.jpg|thumb|500px|none | Reg.G-AHON Vickers VC1 Viking 1A-698 of Trans World Charter.]] | ||
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First of thirty York acquired by B.O.A.C.-British Overseas Airways Corporation. Seen with its war time delivery in 1944.<br> | First of thirty York acquired by B.O.A.C.-British Overseas Airways Corporation. Seen with its war time delivery in 1944.<br> | ||
Registration G-AGJA, serial N° MW103. | Registration G-AGJA, serial N° MW103. | ||
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[[Image: AVION_YOR_BERAIR_BF.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Reg.G-AGJA Avro 685 York I of B.O.A.C.]] | [[Image: AVION_YOR_BERAIR_BF.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Reg.G-AGJA Avro 685 York I of B.O.A.C.]] | ||
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During the Berlin Airlift, Yorks flew over 58,000 sorties, close to half of the British contribution, alongside the Douglas Dakota and Handley Page Hastings. | During the Berlin Airlift, Yorks flew over 58,000 sorties, close to half of the British contribution, alongside the Douglas Dakota and Handley Page Hastings. | ||
[[Image: AVION_YOR_BERAIR_BB.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Avro 685 York C.I of the RAF]] | [[Image: AVION_YOR_BERAIR_BB.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Avro 685 York C.I of the RAF]] | ||
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[[Image: AVION_YOR_BERAIR_AF.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Avro 685 York C.I of the RAF Transport Command.]] | [[Image: AVION_YOR_BERAIR_AF.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Avro 685 York C.I of the RAF Transport Command.]] | ||
[[Image: AVION_YOR_BERAIR_AN.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Avro 685 York C.I of the RAF Transport Command.]] | [[Image: AVION_YOR_BERAIR_AN.jpg|thumb|500px|none| Avro 685 York C.I of the RAF Transport Command.]] | ||
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Revision as of 20:09, 20 June 2012
Documentary (2008)
In June 1948 the Soviet Union blockaded Berlin, determined to drive the occupying Allies out of the city. The besieged city would be supplied entirely by air, for as long as it took to win the battle of nerves. This DVD tells the full story of one of the greatest achievements in aviation history.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
In the far background on the right.
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Cargo version of B-24D
Fairchild C-82A Packet
Douglas C-47A Skytrain
Douglas C-47B Skytrain
Douglas Dakota III
Douglas C-54A Skymaster
Douglas C-54D Skymaster
Same aircraft also seen in Veillées d'armes - IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Bristol 170 Freighter Mk21
Witness on private airlines contribution to the airlift.
Waco CG-4A
Towed by a C-47 Skytrain.
Airspeed AS.51 Horsa I
Parc of Airspeed Horsa gliders with their C-47 towing aircrafts.
Handley Page H.P.70 Halton I
Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings C1
32 Hastings were deployed on the Berlin airlift, mainly used to carry coal.
Avro 691 Lancastrian
Civil conversion of the Avro Lancaster.
Supermarine Spitfire IX
Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik
Junkers Ju-87B Stuka
Short S.25 Sunderland 5
Hand-made tin toy airplane
Avro 688 Tudor 4
Used as freighter during the Berlin airlift.
Avro 689 Tudor 5
Tudor 5 of BSAA operated as fuel tanker on the Berlin airlift. This aircraft crashed after the airlift, in 1950, under Airflight Ltd flag company.
Vickers VC1 Viking 1A-698
Ex.BEA, operated by Trans World Charter.
Registration G-AHON, serial No.116.
Avro 685 York I
First of thirty York acquired by B.O.A.C.-British Overseas Airways Corporation. Seen with its war time delivery in 1944.
Registration G-AGJA, serial N° MW103.
Avro 685 York C.I
During the Berlin Airlift, Yorks flew over 58,000 sorties, close to half of the British contribution, alongside the Douglas Dakota and Handley Page Hastings.
Avro 685 York C.I
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