Berlin Airlift Command

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:aftermath Berlin_Blockade_ended
Soviet_Union's_eventual_withdrawal
increased_tensions_in_Cold_War
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Berlin_Airlift_Memorial
annual airlift events
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired films and literature
inspired documentaries
inspired songs
gptkbp:duration June 1948 to September 1949
gptkbp:established gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:goal supply West Berlin
gptkbp:historicalSignificance demonstrated air power
contributed_to_NATO_formation
symbol_of_Western_resolve
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Berlin Airlift Command
gptkbp:involved American_pilots
British_pilots
German_ground_crew
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:General_Lucius_D._Clay
gptkb:General_William_H._Tunner
gptkbp:legacy influenced future air operations
example of military logistics
symbol of humanitarian aid
gptkbp:logistics food, fuel, and medicine
over 1.5 million tons of supplies
over 200,000 flights
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive media coverage
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Berlin
gptkbp:outcome successful_supply_of_West_Berlin
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:publicAccess British_public
American_public
gptkbp:relatedAircraft gptkb:C-47_Skytrain
gptkb:C-54_Skymaster
gptkb:C-82_Packet
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Berlin_Blockade
Marshall Plan implementation
NATO_formation
Soviet_expansionism
Cold_War_escalation
gptkbp:respondsTo gptkb:Soviet_blockade
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom