<prompt> Qedela lo musho olandelayo: Maphakathi no-1948, iSoviet Union yabeka izingxenye zaseFrance, ezaseBrithani nezaseMelika zedolobha elalihlala  <response>: IBerlin ivinjezelwe ngenxa yokungqubuzana nemibuso yasentshonalanga, kwavalwa imizila yokunikezela idolobha ngomhlaba. Njengoba inhlekelele yabantu yayisondela, imibuso yaseNtshonalanga yahlela ukuba kube nendiza enkulu eyayizoletha usizo kubantu bakuleli dolobha. Ukuze kusekelwe lo mzamo, uHulumeni wase - Australia wanikela ngezindiza nezisebenzi zezindiza ukuze kuthuthukiswe umnikelo we - Royal Air Force RAF yase - United Kingdom. Ngenxa yokungakwazi kwe-RAF ukuqasha ngokuphelele amaDakota ayo, kwathathwa isinqumo sokuthi umnikelo wase-Australia ukhawulelwe kubasebenzi bezindiza abazosebenzisa izindiza zaseBrithani. I-Berlin Airlift Squadron yasungulwa e-RAAF Richmond ngo-Agasti 1948 kusuka kwabayishumi be-Douglas Dakota abadonswa ku-No. 36 no-No. 38 Squadrons. Ngasekupheleni kuka-August, lezi zisebenzi zahamba zaya e-United Kingdom njengezihambi ezindizeni ze-Qantas. Iqhaza lase-Australia kulolu hambo lwasemoyeni, kusukela ngo-September 1948, laqanjwa ngokuthi i-Operation Pelican. 