Tempelhofer Feld
Vast former airfield turned public park, its runways now open for cycling, kites and picnics.
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This guide to Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin follows the Berlin Airlift of 1948, when Soviet forces sealed off West Berlin and cargo planes became the city's only lifeline in and out. You'll hear how one young American pilot, Gail Halvorsen, began slipping candy to children through the airfield fence, and how his small gesture spread among the aircrews landing here. Listen for how Berliners later voted to keep these runways as open ground rather than build over them.
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