The Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation is dedicated to honouring the memory and legacy of the Berlin Airlift by preserving several aircraft used in the great event and creating 'Flying Memorials and Classrooms' with the purpose of educating the public. The Foundation purchased this aircraft in 1996, and is planning to create a flying exhibit dedicated to the Berlin Airlift and the Cold War.
The C-97G is former USAF C-97G,52-2718 which is one of only 2 remaining airworthy C-97's in the world. It has been repainted in the livery of the sole C-97 used in the 1948 Berlin Airlift with the serial of that machine - 559595 - known as 'Angel of Deliverance'.
