Posted on Aug 11, 2018
The Site Of The Berlin Airlift Now Serves As Refugee Shelter And Big Open Park
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Berlin's Tempelhof Field used to be a massive airport. It's famous as the site of the Berlin airlift — the effort in 1948-49 to keep West Berlin fed and supplied during a Soviet blockade. But the airport closed in 2008. Now, 10 years later, Tempelhof Field is a huge park, and a home for refugees. Here are some scenes, and sounds, from a recent visit.
The Site Of The Berlin Airlift Now Serves As Refugee Shelter And Big Open Park
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I was stationed at Frankfurt (Rhein Main) the othe end of the airlift chain. Even in the early 80s we were flying supplies to Templehof
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Lt Col Charlie Brown My Only Experience was a Vacation in Bad Aibling but I Fell in Love with My Ancestral Home There. Spoiled My Ass Rotten like any Good Long Lost Cousin. Wilhelm Wessling Nagel, Yeah I'm Pretty German.
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I served from 1981-1985 in Berlin. I was stationed at Tempelhof. Thank you for sharing these photos and memories.
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