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Gail Halvorsen

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United States Air Force pilot (1920-2022)

United StatesActorsLived 1920 to 2022 · aged 101
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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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Halvorsen pioneered the idea of dropping candy bars and bubble gum with handmade miniature parachutes, which later became known as "Operation Little Vittles"Halvorsen pioneered the idea of dropping candy bars and bubble gum with handmade miniature parachutes, which later became known as "Operation Little Vittles"Douglas C-54 Skymaster landing at Berlin Tempelhof Airport, 1948Douglas C-54 Skymaster landing at Berlin Tempelhof Airport, 1948

Filmography 3

Meet the Mormons2014
The Candy Bomber2013
The Berlin Candy Bomber

Awards 3

2008Hessian Order of Merit
1974Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Congressional Gold Medal

Connected to Gail 6

Odo MarquardAlso won Hessian Order of MeritFred WaringAlso won Congressional Gold MedalChristine DardenAlso won Congressional Gold MedalNia KünzerAlso won Hessian Order of MeritChandra CheeseboroughAlso won Congressional Gold MedalHermann Josef AbsAlso won Hessian Order of Merit

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 2022 · aged 101
Written about in
16 languages

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