[Scan-DC] Fw: Exhibition on the Berlin Airlift on display in DC area this weekend

[Alan Henney]

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Friends Always - Air and Space Museum Exhibition Celebrates 60th
Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift


The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in cooperation with the
German Embassy in Washington is hosting an exhibition of historic
photographs celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift,
one of the greatest humanitarian actions of all time.

The Berlin Airlift - a Legacy of Friendship, which will be on display
at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA, from June 15 to
July 23, has traveled to airports, military bases and museums across
the United States over the past year to highlight the historic
significance and honor the heroes of the 1948/49 Berlin Airlift.
During this unprecedented postwar operation, former enemies became
friends when American and Allied aircraft sustained more than 2
million Berliners with supplies after the Soviets had cut off all
other access to the beleaguered city.

German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth will introduce the exhibition to
visitors during an opening ceremony at 10:30 a.m. on June 20 that
kicks off the 5th annual Become a Pilot - Family Day and Aviation
Display at the Udvar-Hazy Center. Visitors will also have a chance to
meet Airlift pilot Col. (ret.) USAF Gail S. Halvorsen, the famous
"Candy Bomber" who first dropped chocolate bars and chewing gum
attached to tiny parachutes to grateful Berlin children.

The C-54 Spirit of Freedom, an American aircraft deployed during the
Airlift which now serves as a "flying museum" run by the NJ-based
Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation, will also be on display along
with a German Air Force C-130 Transall aircraft. Over 60 visiting
aircraft were on display at last year's Become a Pilot Family Day,
which aims to educate and and entertain young and old aircraft
enthusiasts alike.

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
14390 Air & Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151
Information: 202-633-1000

The aviation display and all activities are free, but there is a $15
fee for parking.

Find out more about the Become a Pilot - Family Day and Aviation
Display at: http://www.nasm.si.edu/becomeapilot/

Find out more about the Berlin Airlift at: www.Germany.info/Airlift