Berlin Air Show 2008

German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel (on the microphone) addresses the audience during a Berlin Airlift 60th anniversary ceremony at the 2008 Berlin Air Show May 27. The ceremony, staged in front of the "Spirit of Berlin" C-17 Globemaster from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., highlighted Col. (retired) Gail Halvorsen, The Berlin Candy Bomber, (pictured on her right) and other veterans of the airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Corey Clements)

Kicking off the 2008 Berlin Air Show

Published May 28, 2008
By TSgt Corey Clements
HQ USAFE/PA

BERLIN, Germany -- German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel (on the microphone) addresses the audience during a Berlin Airlift 60th anniversary ceremony at the 2008 Berlin Air Show May 27. The ceremony, staged in front of the "Spirit of Berlin" C-17 Globemaster from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., highlighted Col. (ret) Gail Halvorsen (to her right), The Berlin Candy Bomber, and other veterans of the airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Corey Clements)