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Berlin Airlift Commemorative Plate

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1950, Cosford, Hangar Two, 1998/0224/C

On 24 June 1948 Soviet forces in the Eastern Zone of Germany stopped all rail and road traffic between the British, United States and French Zones of Berlin and the corresponding Allied Zones in western Germany. The only way for the Allies to maintain a supply and communication route into the closed off zones was via the air.

Beige porcelain plate showing large aircraft flying over a German town and the Brandenburg Gate, © RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Aircraftsman 2nd Class Monty Zeid, 5 April 2017

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6794/017

Recorded interview with Monty Zeid, who completed RAF national service as a tailor. He describes his work and wider experience of RAF service, including his involvement in the Berlin Airlift.

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Recorded interview with Aircraftsman 1st Class Norman Hurst, 15 March 2019

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-4830

Norman Hurst completed national service with the RAF. He remembers being a clerk in the Transport Command Operations Room, training as a plotter at RAF Bawdsey and the Berlin Airlift.

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Recorded interview with Richard Tanner, 23 May 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6782

Richard Tanner worked for Miles Aircraft and Flight Refuelling in technical and engineering roles, including the development of air-to-air refuelling equipment and Falklands War modifications to Vulcan and Hercules aircraft.

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