Berlin Airlift 1948-1949

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Berlin-Dahlem_district
gptkbp:aftermath division of Germany
Berlin Wall construction
Warsaw Pact formation
increased military presence in Europe
NATO establishment
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:C-47_Skytrain
gptkb:C-54_Skymaster
gptkbp:end_date 1949-05-12
gptkbp:established gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:first_flight 1949-09-30
200,000
1948-06-26
gptkbp:goal supply West Berlin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Berlin Airlift 1948-1949
gptkbp:impact East-West relations
NATO formation
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Berlin_Airlift_Memorial
gptkb:annual_events
gptkb:Educational_Institution
books and articles
historical documentaries
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:W._Averell_Harriman
gptkb:General_William_H._Tunner
gptkb:Erich_Honecker
Major General Lucius D. Clay
gptkbp:launch_date 1948-06-24
gptkbp:legacy Cold War tensions
humanitarian effort
military logistics innovation
symbol of Western resolve
gptkbp:location gptkb:Berlin
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Plainfare
gptkb:Operation_Vittles
gptkbp:packaging 2.3 million tons
gptkbp:responds_to Soviet blockade of Berlin
gptkbp:significance Cold War event
gptkbp:supports high
gptkbp:technique airlift