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Gail Halvorsen, the Berlin Airlift Candy Bomber, dies aged 101

Airman remembered for his humanitarian works.

Grant Newman Mon, 28 Feb 2022

On February 16, Gail Seymour Halvorsen passed away at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo, Utah; he was 101 years old. He is best remembered for his humanitarian feats during the Berlin Airlift in 1948–49. Dropping sweets tied to handkerchief parachutes from his C-54 transport to children in the

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Grant Newman Mon, 28 Feb 2022
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