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Gail Halvorsen

Berlin Candy Bomber

Born on: October 10, 1920
Died on: February 16, 2022
Aged: 101 years 129 days (1216 months)
Gender: Male
Nationality: United states
Birth Sign: Libra

 

Gail Halvorsen

Colonel Gail Seymour Halvorsen was a senior officer and command pilot in the United States Air Force. He rose to fame for dropping candy to German children during the Berlin Airlift from 1948 to 1949, for which he was nicknamed "Berlin Candy Bomber" or "Uncle Wiggly Wings".

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