At the height of the Berlin Airlift, two groups of aircraft flew in four-hour blocks around the clock.
While one group of aircraft was loaded and serviced, the other group was in the air. On the 264-mile route, 32 aircraft were in the air simultaneously. In the photo, activity supports a plane taking off and landing every 90 seconds in Berlin.
C-47 "Skytrain" -- The initial aircraft of the Berlin Airlift.
The airmen of Navy Squadron VR-6 are shown greeting a crew as it returned from delivering 10 tons to Tempelhof.
