Berlin Blockade continent for weeks. All too often, aircraft would make the entire flight and then be unable to land in Berlin. On 20 November 1948, 42 aircraft departed for Berlin, but only one landed there. At one point, the city had only a week's supply of coal left. However, the weather eventually improved, and more than 171,000 tons were delivered in January 1949, 152,000 tons in February, and 196,223 tons in March. By April 1949, airlift operations were running smoothly and Tunner wanted to shake up his command to discourage complacency. He believed in the spirit of competition between units and,
70000 Tons of Metal Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela Numerous journalists from all around the world reported on the cruise, for example Aardschok (Netherlands), Abort (Canada), Bild (Germany), Bravewords (Canada), La Presse (Canada), Metallian (France), Metal Hammer (Spain, Germany, United Kingdom), MetalSucks (USA), Rock Hard (Germany), Terrorizer (United Kingdom). "70000 Tons of Metal", Terrorizer #246, 2014, (English)<br> "Populaires, les croisières heavy metal!", La Presse, February 10, 2014, (French)<br> "The