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Thunder Under The Big Sky

Thunder Under The Big Sky

Fifteen-thousand military planes roared into Great Falls during World War II. Three years later, courageous Air Force pilots and crews trained 24-hours a day in Great Falls preparing for the Berlin Airlift. They stopped the Cold War blockade, and probably prevented World War III.

Thunder Under The Big Sky is a local public television program presented by Montana PBS

Thunder Under The Big Sky

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A look at the history of Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls. (1h 1s)

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