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Old February 12th 07, 10:08 AM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.ifr
Jim Macklin
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Default Berlin Airlift, IFR

In 1948-50 nothing could do that, but flights came from
England and other European countries.



"rstro" wrote in message
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| so--in other words loaded transport aircraft returned
across the Atlantic to
| their home baese???? they couldn't have possibly carried
enough fuel for
| that???
| "Sam Spade" wrote in message
| ...
| George Z. Bush wrote:
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| Paul wrote:
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| Anybody know what type of instrument approaches were
used to fly the
| airlift into Berlin in the 40s?
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| All aircraft involved used GCA approaches for landings.
There were no
| missed approach procedures.....if you missed your
approach, you were
| automatically cleared for return to your home base. In
that way, they
| were able to keep the flow of aircraft moving and on
schedule.
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|
http://www.historynet.com/air_sea/ai...tml?page=3&c=y
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| George Z.
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| That, nonetheless, is a missed approach procedure.
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