By the end of 1948, the airlift was faltering. Supplies were running dangerously low, Berliners were bracing for the worst, and the Soviets were still watching the skies.
In this final episode, veterans reflect on how a fragile operation held its nerve, how cold weather, hostile threats and tight air corridors tested every crew, and how the lessons learned in those months would shape aviation for generations to come.
You'll hear how the Allied response — improvised at first, then relentless — forced Stalin to blink first, and how those who served were later welcomed back to Berlin by the very people they helped to keep alive.
Featuring first-hand accounts from: Tom Holland, John Curtis, Dick Arscott, Fred Danckwardt, Freddie Montgomery, and William Ball.
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