THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT ALTERING THE FLIGHT PLAN AMONG A FEW OF US, BUT FOR MY OWN SAKE OF SIMPLICITY AND NOT GETTING CONFUSED WE ARE GOING TO STICK THE FLIGHT PLAN I HAVE POSTED HERE (I UNDERSTAND ITS NOT 100% HISTORICALLY ACCURATE BUT I NEVER CLAIMED FOR THIS FLIGHT TO BE AS SUCH)
Summary:
After WWII Germany was left in ruins. Germany was split between the 4 allied powers: Soviets got East Germany and West Germany was split between the Americans, French, and British. East Germany (Russians) blockaded the city of Berlin and the only way to get the necessary supplies, like coal & food, was by air. So a day and night operation began to fly in EVERYTHING, at one point a plane landed every 90 seconds in Berlin. The reason the Soviets put up the blockade was because they felt insecure about their national security and the reason the other 3 countries didn't just tear it down was because they didn't want to start another war.
Fun Facts:
Of the 692 aircraft involved over a 100 were operated by civilians.
Pilots made little tiny parachutes and dropped items like candy bars it was known as Operation Little Vittles.
Flight Plan:
EDDV (Hannover)
EDBG *(Gatow)
EDDI** (Tempelhof)
ETHS (Fassberg)
EDDV (Hannover)
*EDBG was known as Gastow during Operation Vittles but you'll find it to be Burg
**EDDI was closed in 2008
Aircraft: just a list of what was historically used; C-130 and Storm's boxcar are great too! Don't care so long as its a prop and can maintain about 180 GS (legs are really rather short) SHORTEST RUNWAY IS 1640 FT. @ ETHS BE ADVISED
-Avro Lancaster
-Avro Lincoln
-Avro York
-Avro Tudor
-Avro Lancastrian
-Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter
-Bristol Type 170 Freighter
-Consolidated B-24 Liberator
-Consolidated PBY Catalina
-Douglas C-54 Skymaster and Douglas DC-4
-Douglas C-74 Globemaster
-Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Douglas DC-3 (UK: Dakota)
-Fairchild C-82 Packet
-Handley Page Hastings
-Handley Page Halifax Halton
-Junkers Ju 52/3m (operated briefly by France)
-Lockheed C-121A Constellation
-Short Sunderland
-Vickers VC.1 Viking
Summary:
After WWII Germany was left in ruins. Germany was split between the 4 allied powers: Soviets got East Germany and West Germany was split between the Americans, French, and British. East Germany (Russians) blockaded the city of Berlin and the only way to get the necessary supplies, like coal & food, was by air. So a day and night operation began to fly in EVERYTHING, at one point a plane landed every 90 seconds in Berlin. The reason the Soviets put up the blockade was because they felt insecure about their national security and the reason the other 3 countries didn't just tear it down was because they didn't want to start another war.
Fun Facts:
Of the 692 aircraft involved over a 100 were operated by civilians.
Pilots made little tiny parachutes and dropped items like candy bars it was known as Operation Little Vittles.
Flight Plan:
EDDV (Hannover)
EDBG *(Gatow)
EDDI** (Tempelhof)
ETHS (Fassberg)
EDDV (Hannover)
*EDBG was known as Gastow during Operation Vittles but you'll find it to be Burg
**EDDI was closed in 2008
Aircraft: just a list of what was historically used; C-130 and Storm's boxcar are great too! Don't care so long as its a prop and can maintain about 180 GS (legs are really rather short) SHORTEST RUNWAY IS 1640 FT. @ ETHS BE ADVISED
-Avro Lancaster
-Avro Lincoln
-Avro York
-Avro Tudor
-Avro Lancastrian
-Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter
-Bristol Type 170 Freighter
-Consolidated B-24 Liberator
-Consolidated PBY Catalina
-Douglas C-54 Skymaster and Douglas DC-4
-Douglas C-74 Globemaster
-Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Douglas DC-3 (UK: Dakota)
-Fairchild C-82 Packet
-Handley Page Hastings
-Handley Page Halifax Halton
-Junkers Ju 52/3m (operated briefly by France)
-Lockheed C-121A Constellation
-Short Sunderland
-Vickers VC.1 Viking
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