A shekara mai zuwa CBS ta aika da Downs zuwa Berlin murfin
tarewa da kuma jirgin sama mai zuwa, kamar yadda suke son mai ba da rahoto tare da kwarewar yaƙi. Ya zauna a wurin har zuwa shekara ta 1950. Ya ba da watsa shirye-shiryen Kirsimeti daga matukin jirgi na jirgin sama na Candy Bomber wanda Gail Halvorsen ya tuka a matsayin wani ɓangare na Operation Little Vittles. A cikin 1950, ya sami lambar yabo ta Overseas Press Club don aikinsa a Berlin.