Berlin Air Lift (1948)

Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. Gatow Airfield, Berlin, Germany. Dakota aircraft taxiing to runway at Gatow Airfield, Germany, in the air lift. General view of three Hastings aircraft flying in formation. Close up shot of pilot of Hastings at controls. Aerial view of train speeding along tracks. Hastings aircraft in flight. High angle long shot of airfield. Hastings aircraft taxiing. Bats guiding aircraft. Long shot of Hastings aircraft taxiing down runway, passing ’Gatow’ sign. Notice ’Royal Air Force Station, Gatow’. General view, building of new runway in progress. Bulldozer levelling runway. Long shot of runway construction in progress - people and machinery at work. Halifax aircraft landing in background. Long shot of levelling machines at work on new runway. Long shot of workmen mixing cement. Dakota taxiing in background. Germans unloading coal from aircraft. Long shot of men unloading coal from wagons into trucks. Line of aircraft in background. Pan with two Germans in