Gail Halvorsen, a former U.S. airman known as the “Candy Bomber” for delivering sweets to children during the Berlin Airlift, has died at the age of 101, foundation says.
Gail Halvorsen, known as the "Candy bomber," in Frankfurt, Germany, in 2016. Halvorsen died Wednesday at the age of 101.Feb. 18, 2022, 11:34 AM UTCGail Halvorsen, a former U.S. airman known as the “Candy Bomber” for delivering sweets to children during the Berlin Airlift, died on Wednesday at the age of 101.on Thursday.
The airman had befriended a group of German children and promised to deliver them candy — a vow he made good on. "The result was unbelievable. Those with the gum tore off strips of the wrapper and gave them to the others. Those with the strips put them to their noses and smelled the tiny fragrance. The expression of pleasure was unmeasurable," he said.
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