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Experiences of two Air Force sergeants during the 1948 Berlin Airlift.
Experiences of two Air Force sergeants during the 1948 Berlin Airlift.


== [[:Category: Douglas C-54 Skymaster| Douglas C-54A Skymaster]] ==
== [[:Category: Douglas C-54 Skymaster| Douglas C-54D Skymaster]] ==
<i>5 stars actors</i>  in this movie, these Douglas C-54 Skymaster,  from the 1st Troop Carrier Squadron of the MATS-Military Air Transport Service, established in 1948 by merge of the ATC-Air Transport Command of the USAF and the NATS-Navy Air Transport Service. It’s said that 24 ex NATS Douglas R5D Skymaster (Navy version of C-54) did participate to the Berlin airlift. So this one might be a R5D too?
<i>5 stars actors</i>  in this movie, these Douglas C-54 Skymaster,  from the 1st Troop Carrier Squadron of the MATS-Military Air Transport Service, established in 1948 by merge of the ATC-Air Transport Command of the USAF and the NATS-Navy Air Transport Service.  
[[Image: AVION_AC_LVE.JPG |thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-54A Skymaster of the MATS/USAF.]]
[[Image: AVION_AC_LVE.JPG |thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-54D Skymaster "The white Hibiscus" s/n 43-17223 of the MATS/USAF.]]
[[Image: AVION_AG_LVE.JPG|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-54A Skymaster of the MATS/USAF.]]
[[Image: AVION_AG_LVE.JPG|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-54D Skymaster "The white Hibiscus" s/n 43-17223 of the MATS/USAF.]]
[[Image: AVION_AH_LVE.JPG|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-54A Skymaster of the MATS/USAF.]]
[[Image: AVION_AH_LVE.JPG|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-54D Skymaster "The white Hibiscus" s/n 43-17223 of the MATS/USAF.]]
[[Image: AVION_AM_LVE.JPG|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-54A Skymaster of the MATS/USAF.]]
[[Image: AVION_AM_LVE.JPG|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-54D Skymaster "The white Hibiscus" s/n 43-17223 of the MATS/USAF.]]
[[Image: AVION_AZB_LVE.JPG|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-54A Skymaster of the MATS/USAF.]]
[[Image: AVION_AZB_LVE.JPG|thumb|500px|none | Douglas C-54D Skymaster "The white Hibiscus" s/n 43-17223 of the MATS/USAF.]]


== [[:Category:Douglas C-47 Skytrain| Douglas C-47 Skytrain]] ==
== [[:Category:Douglas C-47 Skytrain| Douglas C-47 Skytrain]] ==

Revision as of 16:59, 29 December 2013

The Big Lift movie poster.

Movie (1950)

Starring:
Montgomery Clift (Sgt. 1st Class Danny MacCullough)
Paul Douglas (MSgt. Henry 'Hank' Kowalski)
Cornell Borchers (Frederica Burkhardt)
Bruni Löbel (Gerda)
O.E. Hasse (Stieber)

Experiences of two Air Force sergeants during the 1948 Berlin Airlift.

Douglas C-54D Skymaster

5 stars actors in this movie, these Douglas C-54 Skymaster, from the 1st Troop Carrier Squadron of the MATS-Military Air Transport Service, established in 1948 by merge of the ATC-Air Transport Command of the USAF and the NATS-Navy Air Transport Service.

Douglas C-54D Skymaster "The white Hibiscus" s/n 43-17223 of the MATS/USAF.
Douglas C-54D Skymaster "The white Hibiscus" s/n 43-17223 of the MATS/USAF.
Douglas C-54D Skymaster "The white Hibiscus" s/n 43-17223 of the MATS/USAF.
Douglas C-54D Skymaster "The white Hibiscus" s/n 43-17223 of the MATS/USAF.
Douglas C-54D Skymaster "The white Hibiscus" s/n 43-17223 of the MATS/USAF.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Another actor of this historical event. The Douglas C-47 Skytrain, at Berlin-Templehof airport.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain of the MATS/USAF.

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt

Soviet Air Force did actually operated around 200 P-47D Thunderbolt during WWII. But those might be “American P-47” rebadged as CCCP forces?

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt.


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