June 28th MP Flight - Operation Vittles
Posted: 21 Jun 2020, 17:49
On June 24th 1948 the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin which were under Western control following the end of WWII. Two days later on June 26th the Western Allies organised the Berlin Airlift to carry supplies to the people of West Berlin.
Aircrews from the American, British, French, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, and South African air forces flew over 200,000 sorties in one year, providing to the West Berliners necessities such as fuel and food, with the original plan being to lift 3,475 tons of supplies daily. By the spring of 1949, that number was often met twofold, with the peak daily delivery totalling 12,941 tons. By this time the airlift was clearly succeeding, delivering more cargo than had previously been transported into the city by rail. The Soviets did not disrupt the airlift for fear this might lead to open conflict, even though they far outnumbered the allies in Germany and especially Berlin.
On 12 May 1949, the USSR lifted the blockade, although for a time the Americans and British continued to supply the city by air anyway because they were worried that the Soviets were simply going to resume the blockade and were only trying to disrupt western supply lines. The Berlin Airlift officially ended on 30 September 1949 after fifteen months. The US Air Force had delivered 1,783,573 tons and the RAF 541,937 tons nearly two-thirds of which was coal, on 278,228 flights to Berlin. The C-47s and C-54s together flew over 92 million miles in the process, almost the distance from Earth to the Sun. At the height of the Airlift, one plane reached West Berlin every thirty seconds. Seventeen American and eight British aircraft crashed during the operation. A total of 101 fatalities were recorded as a result of the operation, including 40 Britons and 31 Americans mostly due to non-flying accidents.
For todays mission the Misfit Squadron has been asked to provide extra cargo lift capacity in our Lockhead Constellations. We will slot in alongside the US Airforce flying their C-47s and C-54s along the Southern Route from Frankfurt/Main to Templehof. So no pax on this trip just fill your hold with Cargo and watch your CG. The light fuel preset will be more than enough for this flight. After take off we fly South to the RID VOR, then the GED VOR, then FUL VOR. From here we enter the Southern Corridor to Berlin. We have been assigned a cruising altitude of exactly 10,000 feet. The corridor is 20 miles wide. If we stray from this we can expect a visit from the Soviet Mig 15's which patrol the skys nearby. From FUL VOR we head to Templehof and the ILS for Rwy 27L. After landing role out to the end of the runway then exit Right, taxi to the gate to off load cargo. Switch off engines 1&2 so crew can off load safely. Here we can have a short break to grab a mug of tea and stretch legs etc.
When fully off loaded we can begin the return leg. Restart engines then taxi on the NE Taxiway to rwy 27R. Do not go to 27L as this is for landings only. After take off head West along the Central corridor to the HLZ VOR, again at 10,000 ft. At this point we are back in West Germany and so the restrictions ease, if you need to go higher or divert for weather then you can do so. Next we head to the WRB VOR then the MTR VOR and the FR NDB. Then to the approach for EDDF, intercept the ILS for 25C at Frankfurt. Obviously runways and approachs are subject to change depending on conditions on the day. We start and finish at the Cargo ramp at EDDF which is to the North of 07C. The flight time is expected to be around 3 hours and we'll be flying in real time so expect an aftger dark landing and real weather.
Meet 1730UTC
Departure 1800UTC
Local time Real (UTC+2)
Weather Real
Network Joinfs
Server Digital ThemePark
Comms A2A Discord
https://skyvector.com/?ll=51.3100992360 ... 0FR%20EDDF
Airports
EDDF Aerosoft Mega Frankfurt v5.
EDDI Templehof P3D Default.
Aircrews from the American, British, French, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, and South African air forces flew over 200,000 sorties in one year, providing to the West Berliners necessities such as fuel and food, with the original plan being to lift 3,475 tons of supplies daily. By the spring of 1949, that number was often met twofold, with the peak daily delivery totalling 12,941 tons. By this time the airlift was clearly succeeding, delivering more cargo than had previously been transported into the city by rail. The Soviets did not disrupt the airlift for fear this might lead to open conflict, even though they far outnumbered the allies in Germany and especially Berlin.
On 12 May 1949, the USSR lifted the blockade, although for a time the Americans and British continued to supply the city by air anyway because they were worried that the Soviets were simply going to resume the blockade and were only trying to disrupt western supply lines. The Berlin Airlift officially ended on 30 September 1949 after fifteen months. The US Air Force had delivered 1,783,573 tons and the RAF 541,937 tons nearly two-thirds of which was coal, on 278,228 flights to Berlin. The C-47s and C-54s together flew over 92 million miles in the process, almost the distance from Earth to the Sun. At the height of the Airlift, one plane reached West Berlin every thirty seconds. Seventeen American and eight British aircraft crashed during the operation. A total of 101 fatalities were recorded as a result of the operation, including 40 Britons and 31 Americans mostly due to non-flying accidents.
For todays mission the Misfit Squadron has been asked to provide extra cargo lift capacity in our Lockhead Constellations. We will slot in alongside the US Airforce flying their C-47s and C-54s along the Southern Route from Frankfurt/Main to Templehof. So no pax on this trip just fill your hold with Cargo and watch your CG. The light fuel preset will be more than enough for this flight. After take off we fly South to the RID VOR, then the GED VOR, then FUL VOR. From here we enter the Southern Corridor to Berlin. We have been assigned a cruising altitude of exactly 10,000 feet. The corridor is 20 miles wide. If we stray from this we can expect a visit from the Soviet Mig 15's which patrol the skys nearby. From FUL VOR we head to Templehof and the ILS for Rwy 27L. After landing role out to the end of the runway then exit Right, taxi to the gate to off load cargo. Switch off engines 1&2 so crew can off load safely. Here we can have a short break to grab a mug of tea and stretch legs etc.
When fully off loaded we can begin the return leg. Restart engines then taxi on the NE Taxiway to rwy 27R. Do not go to 27L as this is for landings only. After take off head West along the Central corridor to the HLZ VOR, again at 10,000 ft. At this point we are back in West Germany and so the restrictions ease, if you need to go higher or divert for weather then you can do so. Next we head to the WRB VOR then the MTR VOR and the FR NDB. Then to the approach for EDDF, intercept the ILS for 25C at Frankfurt. Obviously runways and approachs are subject to change depending on conditions on the day. We start and finish at the Cargo ramp at EDDF which is to the North of 07C. The flight time is expected to be around 3 hours and we'll be flying in real time so expect an aftger dark landing and real weather.
Meet 1730UTC
Departure 1800UTC
Local time Real (UTC+2)
Weather Real
Network Joinfs
Server Digital ThemePark
Comms A2A Discord
https://skyvector.com/?ll=51.3100992360 ... 0FR%20EDDF
Airports
EDDF Aerosoft Mega Frankfurt v5.
EDDI Templehof P3D Default.