Aviation history

Berlin Airlift: C-47, C-54 and the logistics of a city

The Berlin Airlift explains: C-47 and C-54, historical archive photos, own 3D models of cargo, airfields, maintenance and supplies. With German subtitles.

  • Duration: 1:22:09
  • Ton: German
  • Subtitle: German
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Newly written documentary and explanatory film with 28 chapters about the Berlin Airlift and its transport logistics. Four individually assigned USAF archive photos accompany their own spatial transporter models and flow charts. Computational examples are expressly hypothetical; no historical performance data or operating instructions. The Great Falls photo shows a training exercise in the USA. Original manuscript with AI support, synthetic German voice, German subtitles. Independent publication without recommendation by USAF, museums or authorities. The appearance of U.S. Department of War (DoW) visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement.

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New film design, text and own graphics: pilot training1, CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), insofar as intellectual property rights exist. Four Historical Photos: U.S. Air Force, individual public domain releases on the linked official USAF pages; Public Use Notice https://dodcio.defense.gov/PublicUseNotice/ Photos are used completely, unretouched and only scaled. Archival images retain their individual legal status; no blanket CC0 or worldwide public liberty claim. The appearance of U.S. Department of War (DoW) visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement.

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