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WWII pilot who dropped sweets in Berlin dies at 101
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DENVER — U.S. military pilot Gail S. Halvorsen — known as the “Candy Bomber” for his candy airdrops during the Berlin airlift after World War II ended — has died at age 101.
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U.S. military pilot Gail S. Halvorsen — known as the "Candy Bomber" for his candy airdrops during the Berlin Airlift after World War II ended — has died at 101.
DENVER (AP) — A U.S. military pilot known as the “Candy Bomber” for his airdrops of sweets during the Berlin Airlift after World War II ended has died.
U.S. military pilot Gail S. Halvorsen, who died Wednesday at age 101, was beloved in Berlin for giving his own candy ration to the children there after World War II ended. Halvorsen would attach candy to handkerchief parachutes and drop them from the sky, wiggling his wings to show which plane was h…
DENVER — U.S. military pilot Gail S. Halvorsen — known as the “Candy Bomber” for his candy airdrops during the Berlin airlift after World War II ended — has died at age 101.
Retired Air Force Col. Gail S. Halvorsen, the “Candy Bomber” whose exploits endeared him to a generation of children in war-ravaged Berlin and made him an iconic figure in his Mormon community, died Wednesday at his home in Salt Lake City. He was 101.
U.S. military pilot Gail S. Halvorsen — known as the “Candy Bomber” for his candy airdrops during the Berlin airlift after World War II ended — has died at age 101.
By Andy Rose, CNN A US airman who became known as the “Candy Bomber” for his unique supply drops in Germany after World War II died Wednesday in Utah. Col. Gail S. Halvorsen was 101 years old. The Gail S.
U.S. military pilot Gail S. Halvorsen -- known as the "Candy Bomber" for his candy airdrops during the Berlin Airlift after World War II ended -- has died at 101 years old.
Halvorsen died Wednesday surrounded by loved ones after a brief illness. He became famous for delivering chocolates and gum to children in West Berlin during the Cold War.
US air force pilot Gail Halverson, who became famous for his role in the Berlin Airlift, has died at the age of 101. Halverson was given the nickname 'Candy Bomber' for distributing sweets to Berlin's children.
