We have one of his DC-3s (Not actually his, he flew C-54s) at our little Keys Air Museum in Marathon, FL. Virtually every German student that comes here knows about the Berlin Airlift!
What's discouraging to me is that the blockade was started by Truman, a Democrat; Republicans in congress funded it; the whole American citizenry, media and business supported it!
6 posted on 10/10/2015 4:35:20 PM PDT by Ace's Dad
(Proud grandpa of a "Brit Chick" named Poppy Loucks (Call sign "Popsickle").)
"What's discouraging to me is that the blockade was started by Truman, a Democrat; Republicans in congress funded it; the whole American citizenry, media and business supported it!"
That was after FDR bombed Pearl Harbor, right?
9 posted on 10/10/2015 5:07:00 PM PDT by Ready4Freddy