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Aviation Images - Aircraft in Detail C-17A Globemaster III Walkaround |
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C-17A - s/n 96-0006 - 'The Spirit of Berlin' - 1998-2003 |
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During the first event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift on May 14th, 1998, US President Bill Clinton and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl dedicated C-17A s/n 96-0006 as the "Spirit of Berlin". The Berlin Airlift ('Luftbrücke') was a U.S.-led allied effort to supply West Berlin's 2.5 million people with food and fuel during the Soviet blockade lasting from June 1948 through September 1949. |
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C-17A - s/n 96-0006 - 'The Spirit of Berlin' - 2006 |
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C-17A - s/n 96-0006 - 'The Spirit of Berlin' - LAIRCM Mod |
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