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Berlin Airlift 75th Anniversary - Col Gail Halvorsen "The Candy Bomber"
Air Force Television Pentagon (SAF/PAI)
June 26, 2023 | 1:51
Colonel Gail Halvorsen (October 10, 1920 – February 16, 2022) was a pilot in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the "Candy Bomber" and gained fame for dropping candy to German children during the Berlin Airlift.
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