First Landing At Tegel Airport, Berlin, Germany; Berlin Airlift, Rhein-Main, Frankfurt & Wiesbaden
05Nov48 US Gen. Lucius Clay, British Gen Herbert & French Gen. Ganeval watch US military transport plane arrival at newly built Tegel Airport in French Sector. Officers down ladder in rain, salute. Military photographers. Clay greeting Gen. Cannon, Maj. Gen Turner upon arrival. All standing at attention saluting. Repeat for photographers. Introductions & hand shaking.
22:16:27 Military band playing. Nose of plane: Island of Maui. MCU men talking, posing. Clay & ?? into car.
22:17:05 Four motor plane landing on wet air strip. 19th Troop Carrier Squadron, Island of Maui. Stops & dignitaries walking. Military band & troops. US flag flying. MCU people watching, French soldiers; women & children; military band playing. Raising British & French flags. French Honor Guard & Generals trooping colors. Gen. Herbert & Franz Neumann talking.
22:19:55 Troops watching first plane landing.
22:20:06 Munich No. 787 Rhein-Main Airbase, w/ Air Transport Command C-54s taxiing.
22:20:30 High angle of C-47s parked on field & taxiing; loading; fueling. Slate ??/24/48. Trucks loading from railroad train, driven past.
22:22:12 25Sep48 Rolling gasoline or oil drums onto C-47 & closing door. Plane taxiing away. Maintenance on engines of C-47; mechanics working.
22:23:34 CU “Vittle” Statistics wall chart. View of planes on field & plane overhead.
US Army Military Ceremony; Operation Vittles; Cold War; Anti-Communism; Post-WWII Military Zones; Occupation; Occupied Germany; Blockade;
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First Landing At Tegel Airport, Berlin, Germany; Berlin Airlift, Rhein-Main, Frankfurt & Wiesbaden 05Nov48 US Gen. Lucius Clay, British Gen Herbert & French Gen. Ganeval watch US military transport plane arrival at newly built Tegel Airport in French Sector. Officers down ladder in rain, salute. Military photographers. Clay greeting Gen. Cannon, Maj. Gen Turner upon arrival. All standing at attention saluting. Repeat for photographers. Introductions & hand shaking. 22:16:27 Military band playing. Nose of plane: Island of Maui. MCU men talking, posing. Clay & ?? into car. 22:17:05 Four motor plane landing on wet air strip. 19th Troop Carrier Squadron, Island of Maui. Stops & dignitaries walking. Military band & troops. US flag flying. MCU people watching, French soldiers; women & children; military band playing. Raising British & French flags. French Honor Guard & Generals trooping colors. Gen. Herbert & Franz Neumann talking. 22:19:55 Troops watching first plane landing. 22:20:06 Munich No. 787 Rhein-Main Airbase, w/ Air Transport Command C-54s taxiing. 22:20:30 High angle of C-47s parked on field & taxiing; loading; fueling. Slate ??/24/48. Trucks loading from railroad train, driven past. 22:22:12 25Sep48 Rolling gasoline or oil drums onto C-47 & closing door. Plane taxiing away. Maintenance on engines of C-47; mechanics working. 22:23:34 CU “Vittle” Statistics wall chart. View of planes on field & plane overhead. US Army Military Ceremony; Operation Vittles; Cold War; Anti-Communism; Post-WWII Military Zones; Occupation; Occupied Germany; Blockade;