Gail Halvorsen the Candy Bomber and the handkerchief parachutes over Berlin
How pilot Gail Halvorsen's two sticks of gum sparked Operation Little Vittles during the 1948 Berlin Airlift.
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Gail Halvorsen the Candy Bomber and the handkerchief parachutes that fed hope to the children of Berlin
Gail Halvorsen, the Berlin Airlift's Candy Bomber, turned two sticks of gum into Operation Little Vittles and gave a besieged city hope.
TaildraggerGail Halvorsen and the Candy Bomber who turned a C fifty-four into a candy store over Berlin
How pilot Gail Halvorsen's unauthorized candy drops over Berlin transformed Cold War relations and became aviation's greatest humanitarian story.
TaildraggerThe Berlin Airlift and the candy bombers
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.
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