Neubiberg Air Force Base

Identifier
irn1004068
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2006.218.1
  • RG-60.4563
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Alexander Katlan

Scope and Content

Neubiberg Air Force Base (9 km south of Munich). Pan (L to R) of truck trailer with "Camel Caravan to Berlin" painted on side, Fire Department, airport tower, sign "Field Elevation - 1800 ft", hangar. Small airplanes line grassy field. Airplane moves along runway, seen from inside plane with controls, view through windshield. Aerial views of war-damaged Germany. Return to AFB, planes on airfield.

Note(s)

  • Original label on can: "Rhein River-Dachau"

  • The pilots of Neubiberg Air Force Base, and their mascot Clarence the camel, distributed supplies to the Western-held sectors of Berlin during the 1948-1949 blockade. This aerial supplying became known as the Berlin Airlift and was named Operation Vittles.

Subjects

  • AIR FORCE (U.S.)
  • AERIAL VIEWS
  • AIRPORTS
  • AIRPLANES
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN)

Places

  • Munich, Germany

Genre

  • Film
  • Amateur.
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