Neubiberg Air Force Base

Neubiberg Air Force Base 

Neubiberg Air Force Base (9 km south of Munich). Pan (L to R) of truck trailer with"Camel Caravan to Berli" painted on side, Fire Department, airport tower, sign"Field Elevation - 1800 f", hangar. Small airplanes line grassy field. Airplane moves along runway, seen from inside plane with controls, view through windshield. Aerial views of war-damaged Germany. Return to AFB, planes on airfield. 

Original label on can:"Rhein River-Dacha" 

The pilots of Neubiberg Air Force Base, and their mascot Clarence the camel, distributed supplies to the Western-held sectors of Berlin during the 1948-1949 blockade. This aerial supplying became known as the Berlin Airlift and was named Operation Vittles.