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5a
How many aircraft flew on this day?
5b
What did they transport?
5c
Questions 5a and 5b asked you to extract information from the source. Now look at it again and see what you can infer from the source about:
the materials West Berlin needed most
the problems in transporting these goods
the strains on the aircraft and pilots.
Look at your answers to the questions on source 5.
Which category / categories does it fit in your worksheet?.
Do you think you will use this source in your exhibition?
What are its strengths and weaknesses?
One day's work during the Berlin Airlift