Operation Vittles
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Operation Vittles was the U.S. military’s codename for its large-scale air supply effort to deliver food, fuel, and other essentials to West Berlin during the Berlin Airlift of 1948–1949.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Plainfare | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airlift operation
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | U.S. component of the Berlin Airlift ⓘ |
| basedAt |
Gatow Airfield
ⓘ
Tegel ⓘ
surface form:
Tegel Airport
Tempelhof Airport ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Major General William H. Tunner ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dailySorties | over 1,000 flights per day at peak ⓘ |
| deliveredCargo |
coal
ⓘ
food ⓘ fuel ⓘ medicine ⓘ other essential goods ⓘ |
| departurePoint |
Celle Air Base
ⓘ
Frankfurt Airport ⓘ
surface form:
Frankfurt am Main air bases
Wiesbaden Air Base ⓘ |
| endTime | 1949-09-30 ⓘ |
| hasCause | Berlin Blockade ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Curtis LeMay
ⓘ
surface form:
General Curtis E. LeMay
General Lucius D. Clay ⓘ |
| location |
West Berlin
ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin
Germany ⓘ West Berlin ⓘ |
| objective |
supply West Berlin with food
ⓘ
supply West Berlin with fuel ⓘ supply West Berlin with other essentials ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ United States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
United States military
|
| opposedBy | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| partOf | Berlin Airlift ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Berlin Airlift
ⓘ
Berlin Blockade ⓘ Operation Plainfare ⓘ |
| result |
contributed to lifting of the Berlin Blockade
ⓘ
successful resupply of West Berlin ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated Western commitment to defend West Berlin
ⓘ
major early confrontation of the Cold War ⓘ |
| startTime | 1948-06-26 ⓘ |
| suppliedPopulation | over 2 million West Berliners ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
British Berlin Airlift operations
ⓘ
French Berlin Airlift operations ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| uses |
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
ⓘ
Douglas C-54 Skymaster ⓘ civilian charter aircraft ⓘ military transport aircraft ⓘ |
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Operation Plainfare
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Operation Plainfare