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Berlin Airlift, One Millionth Ton

Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 78/Y/951

This banner was displayed by the crew of an RAF Avro York transport aircraft, which flew the Berlin Airlift's millionth ton of supplies to the city on 18 February 1949.

Large banner marked '1,000,000 tons'., RAF Museum

Avro 691 Lancastrian of Flight Refuelling Ltd, 1949

Photographs, In Storage, PC98/173/6337/13

The Avro Lancastrian was developed from the Avro Lancaster heavy bomber. It was primarily used as a transport in RAF service. Flight Refuelling Ltd Lancastrians were used during the Berlin Airlift of 1948-49 to ferry fuel into the city.

Avro 691 Lancastrian (G-AGWL), port front view, from below, in flight., Royal Air Force Museum, Charles Brown Collection / RAF Museum, Charles Brown Collection

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

Slide Rule

Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar One, 85/I/287

When loading aircraft it is important to ensure that the balance is maintained. This is the task of an Air Quartermaster and the job of loading the freight into a Hastings aircraft was made easier by the use of a slide rule specific to the aircraft type.

Wooden ruler with written annotations, © RAF Museum

Handley Page Hastings T.5

Aircraft & Exhibits, MAR 1948-AUG 1977, Cosford, Hangar Four, 85/A/9

The Handley Page Hastings replaced the Avro York as the Royal Air Force’s standard long-range transport from 1948. Two squadrons of the new aircraft served alongside the Avro York throughout the Berlin Airlift, flying vital supplies into the city during the Soviet blockade.

Handley Page Hastings T.5 on display at Cosford, © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan