How would they know which plane was his, the children wanted to know. “I’ll wiggle my wings,” the Utah farm boy replied, calling on a move he’d perfected over fields back home. Not surprisingly, ...

Furthermore, West Berlin had only two airports, and both needed improvements. But even though he thought the effort would fail, Clay set the airlift (named "Operation Vittles") in motion on June ...

Operation Vittles would continue for a few more ... But on September 30, the 276,926th and final flight of the airlift touched down in Berlin. At last, the work was done.

This woman's hat had tiny US and British flags to mark the occasion Dignitaries from around the world have gathered in Berlin to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Berlin airlift.

Cold War: Stories from the Big Freeze — Series 1, The Berlin Blockade In 1948 Stalin blockaded Berlin. Bridget Kendall hears from three people who were there. BBC Radio 4 ...