The Operation saw American and British pilots deliver supplies to Berliners, while the Soviet Union blocked access to sectors of Berlin under Western control.   Roughly 400,821 tonnes of daily food packages, coal, and other supplies were airlifted to Berliners during the period, while over 68,000 locals were flown out of the country.  Those who lost their lives in the Berlin Airlift are now remembered on a monument at Tempelhof.