The Hangar
Sep 9, 2026
How a Utah C-54 pilot's unauthorized candy drops over blockaded Berlin became Operation Little Vittles and helped the West win the Cold War's first standoff.
Taildragger The Hangar
Aug 24, 2026
The story of Gail Halvorsen, the Candy Bomber who dropped chocolate on parachutes to blockaded Berlin's children during the 1948 airlift.
Taildragger The Hangar
Aug 17, 2026
How Gail Halvorsen's two sticks of gum sparked the Berlin Candy Bomber legend during the 1948-49 Berlin Airlift.
Taildragger The Hangar
Aug 8, 2026
How pilot Gail Halvorsen became the Candy Bomber, dropping chocolate on handkerchief parachutes to children during the 1948 Berlin Airlift.
Taildragger The Hangar
Apr 28, 2026
How pilot Gail Halvorsen's unauthorized candy drops over Berlin transformed Cold War relations and became aviation's greatest humanitarian story.
Taildragger The Hangar
Apr 15, 2026
The Berlin Airlift sustained a city of 2.5 million by air for 15 months - and one pilot's act of kindness became its most enduring legacy.
Taildragger