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    Colonel Gail Seymour "The Candy Bomber" Halvorsen (October 10, 1920 – February 16, 2022) was a senior officer and command pilot in the United States Air...
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  • Party Gail Halvorsen (1920–2022), American command pilot Gunnar Halvorsen (1945–2006), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party Harald Halvorsen (disambiguation)...
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  • American actress Gail Goodrich (born 1943), American basketball player Gail Grandchamp (born 1955), American boxer Gail Halvorsen (1920–2022), American...
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    watching the planes. These actions were first attributed to American pilot Gail Halvorsen, nicknamed "Uncle Wiggly Wings", who began to drop chocolate bars he...
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    crews at their aircraft while it was being unloaded. Airlift pilot Gail Halvorsen later noted, "he put some beautiful German Fräuleins in that snack bar...
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    candy to children living near the airport. The original Candy Bomber, Gail Halvorsen noticed children lingering near the fence line of the airport and wanted...
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    included Hollywood star Ralf Möller, NYSE CEO Duncan Niederauer and Col. Gail Halvorsen, the "Candy-Bomber" from the 1948–49 Berlin Airlift. In 2007, celebrating...
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  • Kiddie Hawk Children's Award Year Winner 2015 Col. Gail Halvorsen...
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    concerts also featured broadcaster Tom Brokaw, who narrated the story of Gail Halvorsen (who also made an appearance) and the candy bombers of the Second World...
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    Farnsworth, inventor and early television pioneer Vardis Fisher, author Gail Halvorsen, retired Air Force pilot Brent Hill, politician H. Rex Lee, 44th and...
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