Tijaabadii ugu horeysey ee USAF intii lagu jiray dagaalkii qaboobaa waxay timid 1948, markii dowladaha shuuciyada ee bariga Jarmalka ay go'iyeen gaadiidka cirka ee galbeedka Berlin. USAF, oo ay weheliyaan Royal Air Force (RAF) iyo ciidamada hawada ee Barwaaqo-sooranka, ayaa magaalada u keenay inta lagu gudajiray duulimaadkii Berlin
Howlgalka waxaa hogaaminaya Vittles, waxaan isticmaalayaa C-54 Skymasters. Dadaalada ciidamada cirka ee magaaladu waxay ka badbaadiyeen macluusha waxayna ku qasbeen Soviets-ka in ay dib u soo celiyaan go'doomintii ay sameeyeen.