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The planes were used to transport food, fuel and other goods to West Berlin in 1948 and had been sitting dormant for more than 30 years prior to the recent makeover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The airmen spent four hours sprucing up the aircraft \u2015 sealing holes, removing rust and repairing other damage from three decades of exposure to birds and rain. The goal was to protect the planes from further damage that may jeopardize their longevity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHere we\u2019re not worried about strength, here the focus is keeping water from getting inside,\u201d Tech. Sgt. 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