Candy Bomber gone west

I have come to find out that my great uncle was pilot in the Berlin Air Lift. My father's family apparently regularly goes to their annual reunion. Pretty amazing the conditions that they flew under to make the drops.
 
Cap'n Jack said:
Gail Halvorsen, U.S. pilot who dropped candy — not bombs — as World War II ended, dies (msn.com)
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Clear skies and tailwinds Mr. Halvorsen. It was just a few weeks ago my wife had asked something about Germany and the Cold War and NATO and blah, blah. Probably spurred by all the Ukraine stuff going on. Anyway it led to me telling her the story of the Candy Bomber. She had never even heard of the airlift before. She was very moved by the story.
 
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