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,
Merchant aircraft carrier maintained and stored on deck. Armament: 1 x single 4 in (102 mm) QF MK IV, 2 x single 40 mm Bofors, 6 x single 20 mm Oerlikon cannons. These ships were called "Triple Twelves" because with a deadweight tonnage of 12,000 each consumed 12 tons of fuel per day at a speed of twelve knots. "Amastra" and "Ancylus" ceased operating Swordfish in late 1944, the empty decks often being used to ferry aircraft from the USA to the UK. Merchant aircraft carrier A merchant aircraft carrier (also known as a MAC) was a limited-purpose aircraft carrier operated under British