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Friends Always - Ambassador Opens Become A Pilot Day

Jun 22, 2009 | Germany.info
The historic C-54 Spirit of Freedom in front of the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center. (c) German Embassy, Washington

Ambassador Klaus Scharioth, General John R. Dailey, the director of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, and Col. USAF (ret.) Gail S. Halvorsen, the famous Candy Bomber, opened "The Berlin Airlift - A Legacy of Friendship" at the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center on Saturday, June 20.

Friends Always - Air and Space Museum Celebrates Berlin Airlift

Jun 15, 2009 | Germany.info
Col. USAF (ret.) Gail Halvorsen, aka the "Candy Bomber", helped kick off a year of celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift with fellow Allied veterans, German leaders, and visitors at Tempelhof Airport in Berlin in spring 2008. (c) picture-alliance/dpa

The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in cooperation with the German Embassy in Washington is hosting an exhibition of historic photographs celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, one of the greatest humanitarian actions of all time.  

Friends Always - Berliners Commemorate Berlin Airlift

May 14, 2009 | Germany.info
A vintage "Raisin Bomber" flies over Berlin. © dpa - Report

Berliners flooded the giant hall of Berlin's Tempelhof airport when the doors finally opened on Tuesday, May 12, 2009. They came to experience history. 

Candy Bombers to Revisit Berlin for Airlift Celebration

Apr 27, 2009 | Germany.info
Berlin Airlift © picture-alliance/dpa

Sixty years after Allied forces liberated Berlin from the stranglehold of a Soviet blockade, an American plane will fly over the city and drop chocolate from the sky during 60th anniversary celebrations on May 12.

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Friends Always: 60th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift

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The years 2008 and 2009 mark the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. Read more about how the heroic efforts of the United States and her Allies saved more than 2 million men, women and children in Berlin.