Berlin Airlift flights

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:German_reunification
Berlin Wall construction
NATO formation
Soviet Union dissolution
East-West tensions
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Douglas_DC-3
gptkb:C-47_Skytrain
gptkb:C-54_Skymaster
gptkb:Avro_York
gptkb:Boeing_377_Stratocruiser
gptkbp:base gptkb:RAF_Gatow
gptkb:Tempelhof_Airport
gptkb:Berlin-Tegel_Airport
gptkbp:end_date September 30, 1949
gptkbp:established gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:first_flight 200,000
gptkbp:historical_impact increased military presence in Europe
demonstrated air power
influenced air transport logistics
set precedent for future airlifts
solidified US-Western alliances
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Berlin Airlift flights
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Truman_Doctrine
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Berlin_Airlift_Memorial
gptkb:Airlift_Historical_Society
Airlift Memorial in the US
Airlift Monument in Berlin
Annual Berlin Airlift Reunion
gptkbp:launch_date June 26, 1948
gptkbp:legacy highlighted importance of logistics
inspiration for future operations
demonstrated international cooperation
symbol of Western resolve
example of humanitarian aid
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Operation_Little_Vittles
gptkb:Operation_Plainfare
gptkb:Operation_Vittles
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:US_Air_Force
gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Berlin_Airlift
gptkbp:purpose supply West Berlin
gptkbp:responds_to Soviet blockade
gptkbp:seating_capacity 2.3 million tons
gptkbp:significance Cold War event
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:hospital
gptkb:Company
gptkb:product
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Berlin's_Tempelhof_Airport
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6