Gail Halvorsen
Acting
October 10, 1920
Died at age 101
February 16, 2022
Date of Death
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Biography
Gail Seymour Halvorsen (October 10, 1920 - February 16, 2022) was a senior officer and command pilot in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the "Berlin Candy Bomber" or "Uncle Wiggly Wings" and gained fame for dropping candy to German children during the Berlin Airlift from 1948 to 1949
