United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Berlin Airlift Veterans
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020
1. Berlin Airlift Veterans Marker
military personnel who served
on the Berlin Airlift
26 June 1948 to 30 September 1949.
Dedicated 30 September 1997
Erected 1997 by Berlin Airlift Veterans Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Charity & Public Work • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold.
Location. 39° 0.926′ N, 104° 51.31′ W. Marker is in United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, in El Paso County. Marker is in the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, on Parade Loop west of Stadium Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: USAF Academy CO 80840, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 20th Air Force (here, next to this marker); 18th Fighter Group • 318th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); Seventh Fighter Command (here, next to this marker); 499th Bombardment Group (VH) (here, next to this marker); 497th Bombardment Group (VH) (here, next to this marker); 414th Fighter Group • 506th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 15th Fighter Group • 21st Fighter Group
this page online
More about this marker. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.
Also see . . .
1. What Was The Berlin Airlift?. Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation (Submitted on December 5, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Berlin Airlift. US Department of State website entry (Submitted on December 5, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Berlin Airlift Timeline. PBS "The American Experience" website entry (Submitted on December 5, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. Berlin Airlift Veterans Association. Association website homepage (Submitted on December 5, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020
2. Berlin Airlift Veterans Marker on Memorial Wall
via DoD, unknown
3. Unloading planes at Tempelhof airport during the Berlin Airlift
"The Berlin Airlift: What It Was, Its Importance in the Cold War"
Department of Defense website entry
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Department of Defense website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 131 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on December 19, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
