C-47 43-49534 Crash Plaque (Berlin Airlift First Crash Memorial)
Details:
On the west side of the road, attached on the left side of a door of the apartment, next to the garage. Plaque
The C-47 #43-49534 crashed in Berlin, Germany on July 25, 1948, killing both crew and injuring 3 on the ground. Flight was part of the Berlin Airlift and was on final approach to Tempelhof airport when it hit the roof of a building and crashed in Handjery-Strasse 2.
Monument Text:
WAHREND DER BERLINER
BLOCKADE STARBEN HIER
AM 25.7.1948 BEIM ABSTURZ
EINES VERSORGUNGSFLUG-
ZEUGES ZWEI AMERIKANISCHE
PILOTEN FUR DIE FREIHEIT
UNSERER STADT
English translation:
DURING THE BERLIN BLOCKADE, TWO AMERICAN PILOTS DIED HERE FOR THE FREEDOM OF OUR CITY ON JULY 25, 1948 IN THE CRASH OF A SUPPLY PLANE.
Commemorates:
Units:
United States Air Force
Wars:
Cold War
Battles:
Berlin Airlift
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