The Berlin Airlift

[USS Utah]

The Soviets began a blockade of West Berlin on June 24, 1948. Two days later the Allies responded with an emergency airlift to relieve two million isolated West Berliners.

http://flattopshistorywarpolitics.yuku.com/topic/2738/Berlin-Airlift-Month#.Ucx1s9jJqE4

[LA Ute]

This is a very good book about that episode:

http://www.amazon.com/Daring-Young-Men-Airlift-June-1948-May/dp/B0048ELD78

It's available for download to Kindle.