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Thumbnail Filmstrip of C-47 Skytrain #42-93087 'Camel Caravan to Berlin' 1:200 Hobby Master HL1307 Images
Douglas C-47 Skytrain Diecast Model
USAF 86th TS, #42-93087 "Camel Caravan to Berlin", Neubiberg AFB, Germany, Berlin Air Lift 1948
During the Berlin Airlift that lasted from June 24, 1948 until May 12, 1949 the 86th Fighter Group had chosen a camel as its mascot and flew one in from Libya that they named Clarence. In October 1948 a C-47A with Clarence aboard and designated “Camel Caravan To Berlin” left Neubiberg AB laden with thousands of pounds of candy, games and toys as a good will gesture for the children of Berlin that were caught in the Soviet imposed blockade of the city.