<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War" id="mw5A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Cold War">Cold War</a>: The first supply flights are made in response to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Blockade" id="mw5Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Berlin Blockade">Berlin Blockade</a>.