American Experience

Season 19 Episode 7: The Berlin Airlift

One of the first skirmishes of the Cold War, the 1948-49 Soviet blockade of rail and road traffic to and from West Berlin, is recalled. The U.S. and its allies responded with an airlift of food and supplies to residents. Included: archival footage; and comments from mission pilots and some of the civilians who received aid.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

38

Episodes:

400

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

1988

IMDb:

6.6