A previous version of this article mistakenly attributed to Mr. Halvorsen a quote given to NPR by Andrei Cherny, the author of the book “The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift ...

Gila Gordon, time witness of the Berlin Airlift, speaks about her experience as a teenager during the Berlin Airlift in 1948, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, DE, March 28, 2024.

Air Force Veteran Harold Bowers discusses his work in the post WWII Berlin Airlift. Bowers recently returned from Germany where he celebrated the event's 75th anniversary.

Seventy-five years ago, the U.S. Air Force orchestrated the greatest humanitarian airlift in history to keep the citizens of West Berlin from starving, and give them hope.

One in a series of stories highlighting events of the Berlin Airlift in honor of the event's 70th anniversary, a profile on Lt. Gen. William H. Tunner compiles information on his contributions to ...

Berlin airlift began June 26, 1948 Over the course of 15 months in 1948-49, the United States and our allies delivered 2.3 million tons of food, fuel and supplies to the people of West Berlin ...

Shortly before a small band of World War ll veterans gathered in France this week for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, a local man was honored with a similar trip marking another military milestone ...

Tempelhof Airport (Berlin) Tempelhof Airport stands as a symbol of resilience in Berlin's tumultuous history. During the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The U.S. Army celebrated the 75th anniversary of The Berlin Airlift this summer in Wiesbaden, Germany. Missouri’s President Harry S. Truman faced the crisis in the late ...

Starting in late June 1948 and continuing until mid-May 1949, U.S. and Western allies launched a massive, regular airlift to counter the blockade of Berlin by the Soviet Union.

The lesson of the Berlin Airlift is that the government can gain such support and reap huge policy benefits — if it effectively promotes humanitarian aid abroad to its own people. It’s a win-win.

Gail Halvorsen, a former U.S. airman known as the “Candy Bomber” for delivering sweets to children during the Berlin Airlift, died on Wednesday at the age of 101. The Gail S. Halvorsen ...