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 South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, As in previous years, numerous journalists from scene magazines and regular press attended 70000 Tons of Metal. The most prestigious press coverage this year came from Aardschok, Blick.ch, CNN, Lingener Tagespost, Metal Hammer, Rock Hard, Spiegel Online and Süddeutsche Zeitung. Other than the contribution of CNN, which is a short video documentary, the majority of press coverages was made in the form of written reports and photo galleries for print magazines or webzines. "70,000 Tons of Heavy Metal", Percy von Lipinski, CNN 2013,