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COAL, CANDY BARS AND CLARENCE THE CAMEL: THE CARGO
The Berlin Airlift carried a total of 2,325,510 tons of cargo into Berlin with coal representing approximately 1,500,000 tons, followed by more than 500,000 tons of food. The rest of the tonnage was miscellaneous cargo that included dismantled steam rollers and electrical power plant machinery, as well as all the daily needs -- from soap to medical supplies to newspapers -- of a city. For the children of Berlin there were tons of candy, and as a special gift from the U.S. 525th Fighter Squadron, a baby camel named Clarence. |