Scenes from the Berlin Airlift. Views of transportation facilities shut down by the Soviets in June 1948. Glimpse of the city of Berlin, followed by views of empty railroad lines; barges idled in a canal; parked and silent trolley cars. Next, a U.S. Air Force Douglas C-54 Skymaster transport aircraft (military version of DC-4) is seen landing in Templehof aerodrome in Berlin. German children stand on a hill watching and waving at another C-54 on final approach to Templehof. A C-54 flying close to buildings on its final approach to the airport, followed by another landing near a line of trucks filled with goods brought in by the airlift. A military truck unloading supplies from C-54, tail number 42-72548, as another C-54 taxis up close behind it. Several C-54 airlift planes taxiing in a line on the Templehof ramp.
People at a market in France. Frenchmen stand at a window of a perfume shop in 7 Rue Scribe, Paris. Nina Ricci perfumes such as Fille d'Eve and L'Air du Temps on display. Some handbags by Helene Dale Paris are also on display. Men and woman walk on the street near the Opera House and enter a large department store Galeries Lafayette (Galeries Lafayette Haussmann, 40 Boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris, France). Fisherman sits on the bench and fishes from Lake of Bois De Boulogne which lies on the western edge of Paris. A sign reads 'Fishing Forbidden'. Two men on the street look at the display of perfumes. Men and woman walk on Avenue de Champs-Élysées near the Arc De Triomphe.
Survivors of an Air Traffic Control (ATC) C-54 transport crash brought to Washington DC. The wounded brought from Labrador in a hospital plane. United States soldiers carry wounded on a stretcher at Bolling Field. Officer controls the crowd. Soldier takes the wounded in an ambulance to the Walter Reed Hospital.
B-29 Superfortress sets new distance record. B-29 Superfortress aircraft lands at Washington DC's Bolling Field (Anacostia). Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial visible in distance. The B-29 had completed a 35 hour trip from Guam, for 8198 miles, completing a new distance record by implementing new cruise control techniques. Colonel Clarence S. Irvine and crew members get off the plane. General Henry Arnold ("Hap" Arnold), Army Air Force Commander congratulates Colonel Irvine and crew members. People crowd near the aircraft. General Arnold pins the Distinguished Flying Cross medal on the Captain and crew members.
Holiday Parade at Central Park in New York. Civilians stand on either sides of the street. Helium-Inflated balloons in the air. Young children watch the balloons and wave. Decorated Santa Claus lane. People stand at lane. Santa Claus on a decorated float. Hollywood star Jack Benny on a float. A sign reads 'Jack Benny'.
A transport plane lands at the Caribbean airport. A man gives signal. General Eleanor Roosevelt visit America for the first time. Eleanor Roosevelt with General William Shedd. American flag waves in air. She inspects garrisons in Puerto Rico. Mrs MacArthur christens the Australian destroyer Bataan at the Australian shipyard. She wishes the Australian workers.
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