Question

Why was lieutenant Halvorsen in Berlin

Answer 1

Berlin Airlift was to fly one of many C-54 cargo planes used to ferry supplies into the starving city.

Answer 2

Answer: Lieutenant Halvorsen was in Berlin as part of the U.S. Air Force's operation "Vittles," which was a humanitarian airlift operation providing food and supplies to the people of West Berlin during the Berlin Airlift in 1948-1949.