Operation "Vittles" The Berlin Airlift June 1948-May 1949

A great historical source from start to finish of the Berlin Airlift.
Includes photos and details of the Generals in charge of coordinating the effort, map of the region, and a piece of propoganda used to gain public support.

Telegram from Alfred Bingham, President of the American Association of Germany, and others to President Truman on 25June1948 making a plea for humanitarian airlifts to support Berlin during the Russian Blockade.

Overview of the Berlin Airlift as told by the U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.

Fact-sheet from the U.S. Air Force Historical Support Division on the Berlin Airlift.

U.S. Military Governor of the American Sectors of Post-War Germany, General Lucius Clay, gives an interview over the supplies being airlifted in Berlin.

  Link to "Airbridge to Berlin: The Berlin Crisis of 1948". This book goes through the origins of the conflict, the options, the solution, and the pilots who carried forth the mission.

This is a transcript of a tape-recorded interview conducted for the Harry S. Truman Library. General Clay mentions his plea to President Truman to obtain more aircraft to ensure the Airlift did not fail.