The Candy Bomber - Gail Halvorsen - RIP

Discussion in 'Postwar' started by ClankyPencil, Feb 21, 2022.

  1. ClankyPencil

    ClankyPencil Senior Member

    Not exactly WW2 (more aftermath of ww2), so don't know what section best to post in, but thought this top bloke deserves a thread.

    Sad to hear that he died last week at the ripe old age of 101.

    Gained fame during the Berlin Airlift, after dropping Candy & Chocolate to children in Berlin via home made parachutes, earning him the affectionate name of the 'Candy Bomber' or 'Uncle Wiggly Wings'

    Also went on to do a lot more humanitarian work around the world for years after this.

    Gail Halvorsen, Air Force transport pilot known as the 'Candy Bomber,' dead at 101 | Daily Mail Online

    Good youtube documentary below

     

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