<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo:  <response>: impikiswano eqhubekayo yaseBerlin yabangela ukungezwani phakathi kweSoviet Union namazwe aseNtshonalanga i-United States, i-United Kingdom, neFrance. NgoJuni 24, 1948, iSoviet Union yavimbela ukufinyelela emikhakheni emithathu yaseBerlin eyayiphethwe amazwe aseNtshonalanga, eyayihlala ekujuleni kwendawo eyayilawulwa amaSoviet eJalimane, ngokunqamula yonke imizila yezitimela nemigwaqo eyayidlula endaweni eyayilawulwa amaSoviet eJalimane. Umlawuli wendawo yaseMelika ehlala eJalimane, uJenene Lucius D. Clay, wase-USA, wanikeza umyalo ngoJuni 25 wokwethula umzila omkhulu womoya usebenzisa izindiza zomphakathi nezempi. I-Rhein-Main Air Base yaba yindawo eyinhloko yaseMelika entshonalanga yeJalimane yokuhamba ngezindiza. Izindiza ze-61st TCG zabamba iqhaza zisebenzisa i-C-54 Skymasters ukuthutha amalahle, ufulawa, nezinye izimpahla ziye eNtshonalanga Berlin. Amanye ama-Troop Carrier Squadrons abelwa iqembu lama-61, lawa angama-20th, 48th, no-54th. 