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British, French and American pilots arrived in Berlin this week to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the ending of the Soviet blockade in the western area and the Airlift that saved the city.

Mayor Klaus Wowereit expressed thank on behalf of all Berlin to the attending pilots. Many of the invited guests are now in their eighties. Seventy eight pilots lost their lives during the blockade. A wreath was laid at the Airlift Memorial to honour the dead.

The Mayor said the city would never forget those who give up their lives for the freedom of Berlin. A plane similar to those used by the attending pilots was flown overhead as speeches were read.

West Berlin was under increasing pressure form the soviets in 1948. The USA and several allies brought 2.3 tonnes of supplies over eleven months insuring West Berliners were not starved into surrender.