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1990 Curtis Lemay, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations, dies at age 83

1978 Lucius D. Clay, general and Governor U.S. zone W-Germany (airlift), dies at 80

1965 Airlift of refugees from Cuba to U.S. began

1949 Berlin Airlift ends after 277,000 flights

1949 Airlift in West-Germany to West-Berlin ends

1949 West begins Berlin Airlift to get supplies around Soviet blockade

1948 U.S. and British airlift to West-Berlin begins

1906 Curtis Lemay, born in Columbus, Ohio, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations


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