Posts Tagged ‘Military’
Berlin Air Lift Operation Vittles Outtakes – Silent
National Archives and Records Administration
BERLIN AIR LIFT (OUTTAKES FROM “OPERATIONS VITTLES”)
Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 – )
ARC Identifier 65508 / Local Identifier 342-USAF-17643. Summary: Activities of Berlin Air Lift. Aerial delivery of supplies to Berlin, July, 1948. British and American A/C and personnel hauling supplies. Good coverage of Tempelhof Air Field, Berlin. Arrival of Ambassador Douglas. Unloading of supplies from C-47′s and C-54′s. Loading of same. Some shots at Frankfurt, Germany. (Reel 5 — some German news reel shots, with sound). Conference of American and British military representatives. Reel 1. RAFB (British), Gatow, Berlin. SWANEE LAKE A.F.B., BERLIN; TEMPEL HOF A.Y.B., BERLIN. General action at above bases as planes are loaded and unloaded. Good shots of airfields, trucks and man power used to keep the planes moving. A/C in film are the B-17, C-47, C-54 (stationary). B-17, C-47, C-54 (taxiing). B-17, C-47, C-54, (taking off). A/C (British) on the York & Sunderland. Scenes of British a/c stationary, taxiing and taking off. General scenes of unloading activity on all of the above air craft. Mr. Louis Douglas, U.S. ambassador to G.B., arrives at Tempelhof to confer with General Clay. Scenes of his arrival and welcome by Gen. Clay and honor guard. Large and small barges are used to move supply from the Sunderlands. German civilian laborers, British EM and American EM used to keep supplies moving. Officers entering and leaving base operations. Big sign, “USAF Station, Tempelhof”.
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Safe Passage For Nato Supply ! How and Why ?
NATO convoys carrying military supplies for NATO bases in South Afghanistan, are reportedly paying Taleban commanders protection money to ensure safe passage.
According to The Times, contracts to supply British bases and those of other Western forces with fuel, supplies and equipment are held by multinational companies, and the business of moving supplies from Karachi to British, US and other military contingents in Afghanistan is largely subcontracted to local trucking companies.
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Nightmare Moving Supplies
As U.S. military forces send tons of supplies to the Haiti earthquake disaster area, CBS News’ Jeff Glor reports that actually delivering these shipments to survivors has been a logistical nightmare.
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Nightmare Moving Supplies
As U.S. military forces send tons of supplies to the Haiti earthquake disaster area, CBS News’ Jeff Glor reports that actually delivering these shipments to survivors has been a logistical nightmare.
Duration : 0:2:25