Three days was all it took for the Berlin Airlift to reach full momentum, with deliveries skyrocketing to 384 tons by the third day of operations.

You‘d be amazed by the airlift logistics that made this possible: planes touched down every 45 seconds at Tempelhof Airport during peak operations, with aircraft flying through designated corridors at different altitudes to prevent collisions.

The cargo management system was equally impressive. The construction of new runways by the 852nd Engineer Aviation Battalion was crucial to handle the intense aircraft traffic.

The USAF coordinated 189,963 flights, delivering a staggering 1,783,573 tons of supplies.