Operation Haylift (1950)

19501h 14mdir. William BerkeUnited States

Directed by William Berke

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Operation Haylift is a 1950 American aviation film directed by William Berke and starring Bill Williams, Ann Rutherford and Tom Brown. The film is a fictionalized account of a true story that 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 Nevada. The mission, titled "Operation Haylift", involved scores of cargo aircraft delivering hay to the stranded animals.

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