European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes june 1985 a photo Berlin children wave As a c47 passes hoping it might be one whose Crew would drop Candy and gum on tiny parachutes to youngsters of the beleaguered 37 years memories of Airlift remain by Joe Mapother Bremerhaven Bureau chief Berlin the memory of around the clock humming of aircraft engines re Mains Strong among veterans of the Berlin begun 37 years ago after Supply routes into the Western sectors were closed by the for the next 11 British and French forces supplied the Basic needs of West russian at tempts to bribe berliners into accepting their administration in return for offers of food proved those nine months Laid the Cornerstone for the Freedom enjoyed today within the three Western Sec Dean professor of govern ment and history with the University of was a member of the military government in Berlin during the blockade you didst have a moment of he reminisced in a recent there was this constant droning of air you  go anywhere in Berlin without hearing the the planes were Landing minutes apart at Tempelhof and gatow by the Spring of monthly tonnage rates would surpass the on one record setting Day dubbed the easter tons were flown into the the technical problems proved surmount but often the fog was Krasomil recalled one night in the fall of 1948 when he awoke suddenly out of a sound i realized what it said there was no sound of fog see Airlift on Page 9 air Force photo Coal to be stockpiled against the Berlin Winter formed much of the airlifts bottles of fresh milk for the cites children Are unloaded in photo