The 'Berlin Candy Bomber' Dies At 101
By Conway Crew
February 18, 2022
Lt. Gail Halvorsen, better known as the 'Berlin Candy Bomber', has died at the age of 101.
- Halvorsen was an Air Force transport pilot who become famous for dropping 23 tons of candy and chocolate - wrapped in parachutes - for the children of West Berlin in 1948.
- Halverson continued to make good-will trips to Berlin over the years and even wrote a memoir titled The Berlin Candy Bomber.
- Did you know the story of the Berlin Candy Bomber? Should it be made into a movie?
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RIP Colonel #GailHalvorsen. Berlin's 'Candy Bomber', has passed at 101 years-old. When supplies were short during the Berlin Airlift, he dropped candy from his plane for the children of the city, inspiring Operation "Little Vittles".
— German Embassy (@GermanyinUSA) February 17, 2022
Thank you for your kindness, Colonel. pic.twitter.com/HDumSDAunm