January 17, 2026, The Berlin Airlift: First Victory of the Cold War by FMHA Historian Ed Paterline

The talk will cover the history of the Airlift and the impact of the Airlift on subsequent US actions in the Cold War era. Dover Air Force Base is the home of the Air Mobility Command Museum and houses a C-54 used during the Airlift. Ed’s father flew the Berlin Airlift and Ed and his father attended the 50th Anniversary celebrations in Berlin and met many of the participants.