Tempelhof Airport To Be Decommissioned

BERLIN - JUNE 29: Private planes stand on the tarmac at Tempelhof Airport June 29, 2007 in Berlin, Germany. Tempelhof Airport, first built in 1923 and extended into its current form between 1936 and 1941, was used by Allied troops in 1948 during the Berlin Airlift, when Allied airplanes supplied West Berlin with essentials during a blockade by Soviet forces. Though the airport is still in use, city authorities recently rejected an investment proposal by U.S. investors Ronald Lauder and Fred Langhammer, choosing instead to decomission the airport in 2008. Consruction has begun on expanding Berlin's Schoenefeld Airport, whose increased capacity will replace Tempelhof. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
BERLIN - JUNE 29: Private planes stand on the tarmac at Tempelhof Airport June 29, 2007 in Berlin, Germany. Tempelhof Airport, first built in 1923 and extended into its current form between 1936 and 1941, was used by Allied troops in 1948 during the Berlin Airlift, when Allied airplanes supplied West Berlin with essentials during a blockade by Soviet forces. Though the airport is still in use, city authorities recently rejected an investment proposal by U.S. investors Ronald Lauder and Fred Langhammer, choosing instead to decomission the airport in 2008. Consruction has begun on expanding Berlin's Schoenefeld Airport, whose increased capacity will replace Tempelhof. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Tempelhof Airport To Be Decommissioned
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