Andrei --
I just finished reading your excellent account of the little known history of the Berlin Airlift. I was in the military stationed near Frankfurt at that time. I was a studio/recording engineer with the American Forces Network (AFN). It was my experience that the pilots on the airlift used to listen to our station while enroute to Berlin. We received much mail from them and know they enjoyed the country/western music as well as all of our news programs to keep informed. I was disappointed that you omitted this fact from your work.
-- Frank
Dear Frank,
With so many facets to the Berlin Airlift story, I couldn't get to everything and had to leave a lot out and some on the cutting room floor. As I say in the introduction, I don't pretend this is a comprehensive work covering everything. Some things just didn't fit into the story I was telling. On this one, however, I have to point you to something you may have passed over. On page 426, I write about how the pilots would listen to Armed Forces Radio as they flew to Berlin, mentioning in particular the "Midnight in Berlin" broadcast. So you and the others who were part of that effort at least got a mention in this book if not the full coverage you definitely deserve.
Thanks for writing.
Best,
Andrei