Maintenance window scheduled to begin at February 14th 2200 est. until 0400 est. February 15th

(e.g. yourname@email.com)

Forgot Password?

    Defense Visual Information Distribution Service Logo

    Engineering the world’s most famous airlift in Berlin – 75 years later [Image 5 of 5]

    Issued by: on

    VIRIN:
    Date Created:
    City:
    State:
    Country:
    Engineering the world’s most famous airlift in Berlin – 75 years later

    BERLIN-TEMPELHOF AIRPORT, BERLIN, GERMANY

    06.12.2023

    Photo by Christopher Gardner 

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District

    Pvt. William Moore, Gorse, Texas, of the 759th Engineers levels off the base of a new 5,500 foot runway recently constructed at Tempelhof Air Force Base, Berlin as of the airlift planes, a Douglas C-54 Skymaster, is shown coming in for a landing in the background. U.S. Army engineers oversaw the construction of air infrastructure that ultimately played a key role in the success of the Berlin Airlift. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Office of History)

    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 06.12.2023
    Date Posted: 06.21.2023 08:45
    Photo ID: 7870411
    VIRIN: 230612-A-WZ074-003
    Resolution: 5964x4860
    Size: 1.52 MB
    Location: BERLIN-TEMPELHOF AIRPORT, BERLIN, DE

    Web Views: 119
    Downloads: 8

    PUBLIC DOMAIN