Informational post

Commemoration

A range of commemorative items were produced to mark the achievement of the Berlin Airlift. These plates are three such items held in the collections of the RAF Museum. They appear to have been locally produced as souvenirs by people in Germany at the time of the airlift.

Painted plate featuring images of aircraft in flight and the inscription ‘The Greatest Bridge in the World 1948 Wunstorf – Berlin – Wunstorf. — Commemorative plate, celebrating the achievement of the Berlin Airlift.

Painted plate featuring images of aircraft in flight and the inscription ‘The Greatest Bridge in the World 1948 Wunstorf – Berlin – Wunstorf.

Painted plate featuring the inscription ‘Berlin Blockade 1948 Anglo-American Airlift’.