Fairbanks, alaska. During world war ii, this base was part of a secret operation. Aimed not at tokyo but berlin. In this very hangar hundreds of u. S. Military aircraft flown from the lower 48 by americans were delivered to soviet pilots. All part of a global multibillion dollar effort to that one goal. Keeping russia in the war against hitler. The soviet union was an unlikely ally. Churchill once described russia as a riddle wrapped inside a mystery inside an enigma. In europe, churchill and roosevelt agreed to deal with the brutal soviet dictator joseph stalin. Tonight hear from american pilots who flew the treacherous route to this base, meet an American Hero who fought with the red army and russians who defended their homeland against one dictator while living under the iron fist of another. Its the untold history of americans and russians in the titanic struggle of world war ii. Berlin, may, 1945. The german capital in ruins. Soviet Red Army Soldiers celebrated at the feet of nazi
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