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Operation Haylift. Operation Haylift is a 1950 American aviation film by William Berke starring Bill Williams, Ann Rutherford, and Tom Brown. The film - a fictionalized account of a true story - documents the United States Air Force mission in 1948–49 to save thousands of cattle caught in the snowdrifts of a sudden winter storm in northern ...
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Then-recent real-life blizzards that threatened Nevada cattle herds are recreated in this drama with Bill Williams and Ann Rutherford as ranchers imperiled b...
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With Bill Williams, Ann Rutherford, Tom Brown, Jane Nigh. Eighteen snowstorms in 27 days hit the Rocky Mountain and upper Great Plains states in December 1948-January 1949. This epic tells the tale of how the US Air Force airdropped food and supplies to stranded travelers, residents and livestock.
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- William Berke
- 1950-05-05
Sold by Amazon.com Services LLC. Then-recent real-life blizzards that threatened Nevada cattle herds are recreated in this drama as ranchers imperiled by the snows until the United States Air Force organizes OPERATION HAYLIFT.
Location: Montana. Date: December 18–21, 1964. Emergency: Blizzards isolated cattle and sheep in southeastern Montana, threatening them with starvation. Organizations: 349th and 452d Troop Carrier Wings; and 938th, 940th, 941st, and 945th Troop Carrier Groups. Airlifted: 65 tons of hay and other livestock feed. Aircraft Used: C–119 (nine)
