Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Gwajin farko ga USAF a lokacin Yakin Cacar Baki ya zo ne a 1948, lokacin da hukumomin kwaminisanci a Gabashin Jamus suka yanke da jigilar jiragen sama zuwa Berlin ta Yamma. USAF, tare da Royal Air Force (RAF) da kuma sojojin Commonwealth, sun ba da birnin a lokacin jirgin sama na Berlin
A karkashin Operation Vittles, ta amfani da C-54 Skymasters. Kokarin wadannan sojojin sama ya ceci garin daga yunwa kuma ya tilasta wa Soviets su ja da baya a cikin toshewarsu.