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Hundreds of aircraft, nicknamed ''Rosinenbomber'' ("raisin bombers") by Berliners, were used to fly in a wide variety of cargo, ranging from large containers to small packets of candy with tiny individual parachutes intended for the children of Berlin, were flown out of Berlin on return flights.

Hundreds of aircraft, nicknamed ''Rosinenbomber'' ("raisin bombers") by Berliners, were used to fly in a wide variety of cargo, ranging from large containers to small packets of candy with tiny individual parachutes intended for the children of Berlin, were flown out of Berlin on return flights.

278,228 flights were made, and 2,326,406 tons of food and supplies, including more than 1.5 million tons of [[coal]], were delivered to Berlin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.almc.army.mil/ALOG/issues/SepOct05/Berlinairlift.html|title=Army Logistician (Berlin Airlift: Logistics, Humanitarian Aid, and Strategic Success)|website=www.almc.army.mil}}</ref>

278,228 flights were made, and 2,326,406 tons of food and supplies, including more than 1.5 million tons of [[coal]], were delivered to Berlin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.almc.army.mil/ALOG/issues/SepOct05/Berlinairlift.html|title=Army Logistician (Berlin Airlift: Logistics, Humanitarian Aid, and Strategic Success)|website=www.almc.army.mil|access-date=2007-10-13|archive-date=2007-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070116210844/http://www.almc.army.mil/alog/issues/SepOct05/Berlinairlift.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The USSR lifted its blockade at midnight, on 11 May 1949. But, the airlift did not end until 30 September 1949, because the Western states wanted to build up enough supplies in West Berlin in case the Soviets blockaded it again.

The USSR lifted its blockade at midnight, on 11 May 1949. But, the airlift did not end until 30 September 1949, because the Western states wanted to build up enough supplies in West Berlin in case the Soviets blockaded it again.

==Other websites==

==Other websites==

* {{cite web | title=The Berlin Airlift| work=American Experience | url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/airlift/ | accessdate=2007-03-05}} - A PBS site on the context and history of the Berlin Airlift.

* {{cite web | title=The Berlin Airlift| work=American Experience | url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/airlift/ | access-date=2007-03-05}} - A PBS site on the context and history of the Berlin Airlift.

* [http://www.britains-smallwars.com/Cold-war/Berlin-Airlift.htm Operation Plainfare]

* [http://www.britains-smallwars.com/Cold-war/Berlin-Airlift.htm Operation Plainfare] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040404143246/http://www.britains-smallwars.com/Cold-war/Berlin-Airlift.htm |date=2004-04-04 }}

* [http://www.luftbruecke.net Luftbruecke: Allied Culture in the Heart of Berlin]

* [http://www.luftbruecke.net Luftbruecke: Allied Culture in the Heart of Berlin]

* [http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/psf/box31/t297c01.html Agreement to divide Berlin]

* [http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/psf/box31/t297c01.html Agreement to divide Berlin]

* [http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/marshall/large/documents/index.php?documentdate=1948-07-23&documentid=45&studycollectionid=mp&pagenumber=1 Memorandum for the President: The Situation in Germany, July 23, 1948]

* [http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/marshall/large/documents/index.php?documentdate=1948-07-23&documentid=45&studycollectionid=mp&pagenumber=1 Memorandum for the President: The Situation in Germany, July 23, 1948]

* [http://www.almc.army.mil/ALOG/issues/SepOct05/Berlinairlift.html Berlin Airlift: Logistics, Humanitarian Aid, and Strategic Success]

* [http://www.almc.army.mil/ALOG/issues/SepOct05/Berlinairlift.html Berlin Airlift: Logistics, Humanitarian Aid, and Strategic Success] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070116210844/http://www.almc.army.mil/alog/issues/SepOct05/Berlinairlift.html |date=2007-01-16 }}

* [http://www.remuseum.org.uk/corpshistory/rem_corps_part19.htm#berlin Royal Engineers Museum] Royal Engineers and the Cold War (Berlin Airlift)

* [http://www.remuseum.org.uk/corpshistory/rem_corps_part19.htm#berlin Royal Engineers Museum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228220638/http://www.remuseum.org.uk/corpshistory/rem_corps_part19.htm#berlin |date=2007-02-28 }} Royal Engineers and the Cold War (Berlin Airlift)

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