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  • Berliners Face Emotional Vote On Cold War Airlift Site(Templehof, symbol of freedom, may close)

    04/23/2008 9:29:03 PM PDT · by saganite · 23 replies · 68+ views
    Air Wise ^ | April 24, 2008 | staff
    At the age of 7, Mercedes Wild waved excitedly at each plane that circled over her Berlin home and landed at Tempelhof Airport, packed with supplies to feed Berliners during the Soviets' Cold War blockade. Today, 67 year old Wild is fighting against city plans to shut down the airport site in central Berlin. After years of debate, Berliners are to vote on the closure of the Nazi-built complex on Sunday. "It's quite emotional. The airport is a symbol of freedom," Wild said, standing in the almost empty, 1,200 metre-long building just a 10 minute drive from the Brandenburg Gate....