U S Fliers Set Many Records In Air Lift
In a Rhein Main to Tempelhof flight during the Berlin air lift's final months, First Lt. Horace C. Lyons and crew logged rounds over Soviet occupied Germany. The operation Vittles planes carried 9 to 10 ton cargo loads totaling 768,883 tons by August 31.
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Pilots Run Double Shifts in Air Lift Era
The narrator recalls pilots making two trips daily on the lift and witnessing sunrise and sunset. A C-54 landed as another began takeoff, then the pilot guided the large aircraft into a parking row. The day ended, the air lift’s career neared its end, though a date was not set. The ending remains unknown.
Air lift history fades after busy Rhein Main run
The Rhein Main terminal carried 34 percent of the air lift's load with 25 percent of the planes, marking a spectacular chapter of air force history across a 20 mile wide strip of sky. Crew and planes seek a rest and a chance to fly other routes.
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Rhein-Main Terminal
Air Force
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