C-54 Skymaster parked on ground in Frankfurt, Germany. Number of United States army trucks parked in line. Workers unload flour sacks from the aircraft onto trucks. Workers lift coal sacks. Coal sacks on trucks. Parked army trucks with soldiers in it.
Workers unload coal sacks from C-54 Skymaster parked on ground in Frankfurt, Germany. Vehicle drives past a number of C-54 Skymaster aircraft parked on ground. Engineers work on the aircraft's engine. Rear of a truck with flour sacks in it. Workers fill coal into sacks. Army truck backs up to the aircraft. Workers load coal sacks onto trucks.
A new airstrip constructed at Tempelhof Airbase in Berlin, Germany. Workers engaged in construction work. Colonel Reginald Whitakar, Berlin Military Post Engineer, spaeks with German engineers on the airstrip. Colonel inspects a piece of construction machinery. Colonel with German engineers from Tegel airport watches the new construction.
A new airstrip constructed at Tempelhof Airbase in Berlin, Germany, during the Berlin Airlift. Workers engaged in construction work. Cars arrive at construction site. Engineers come out of cars to inspect the work. Colonel Reginald Whitakar, Berlin Military Post Engineer, speaks with German engineers at the airstrip. Colonel with the German engineers from Tegel airport watches the new construction. Buildings in the background. Airplane takes off from the new airstrip.
A new airstrip constructed at Tempelhof Airbase in Berlin, Germany. Workers engaged in construction work. German workers spread out stone on the new airstrip. Steam roller flattens a layer of stone. Huge roller goes over the crushed stone. Men work with pump on machine as another workman sprays tar on the stone bed. Men spread asphalt. Buildings in background. Truck dumps asphalt. The men shovel it up and spread it.
A new airstrip constructed at Tempelhof Airbase in Berlin, Germany. Workers engaged in construction work. Steam rollers in operation put finishing coating on the asphalt binder. Buildings and trees in background. Workmen lay steel mats. View of airstrip shortly before completion. Airplane takes off.