Not so much NATO's role in the Berlin Airlift, but the Berlin Airlift in the role of the forming of NATO is more important.
Began to airlift supplies to Berlin (:A+
The Berlin Airlift.
The population of West Berlin at the time of the blockade and airlift (1948-49) was about 2 million.
The Berlin Airlift
No. The Soviets instituted the Berlin blockade, so the allies initiated the Berlin airlift to get supplies to civilians inside the blockaded city.
During the Berlin Blockade of 1948-1949, the airlift primarily supplied the western sectors of Berlin, which included West Berlin's American, British, and French zones. The Soviet Union had cut off all ground access to these areas, necessitating the airlift to deliver food, fuel, and other essential supplies to the residents. The operation was a crucial response to the blockade and demonstrated the commitment of Western allies to support West Berlin.
The Berlin Airlift proved to the USSR the US would not let Berlin be cut off. The USSR wanted to starve Berlin into joining them.
No the Berlin airlift ended 1990.
Berlin Airlift
It was a Berlin airlift.
Harry Truman was the president when the airlift foiled the Soviet blockade of West Berlin.