Key Information
Reference code
BERLIN AIRLIFT 20
Title
Interview with US Air Force Traffic Controller Donald Pastore, [1997-1998]
Date(s)
- [1997 - 1998] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
34pp
Scope and content
Typescript transcript of interview with Donald Pastore, US Air Traffic Controller at Tempelhof Air Base West Berlin, describing his role during the airlift, the flight landing routine, recreation activities and meeting Valerie his future wife, their subsequent marriage. Also interview with Valerie Pastore, German civilian, Berlin, describing the Soviet forces occupation of Berlin, 1945, and conditions during the airlift, 1948-1949. 34pp