PROVO, Utah — "Gail S. Halvorsen: The Berlin Candy Bomber," which premieres Monday, Nov. 10, at 8 p.m. on BYU Television, tells the story of how an American pilot became a German hero.
One of many American pilots to fly during the Berlin Airlift was Lt. Gail Halvorsen of Spanish Fork, Utah. Halvorsen became known as the "Candy Bomber" because, as part of his airlift supply flying missions, he dropped candy attached to handkerchief parachutes to German children from his C-54 Skymaster aircraft.
It didn't take long for Halvorsen's "candy bombing" to improve not only the spirits of Berliners — and particularly the German children — but also the morale of the U.S. airlift effort.
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