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CNN - Grateful Berlin to honor airlift veterans - May 11, 1998

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(CNN) -- "They called me the 'Candy Bomber,'" Gail Halvorsen remembers. "But the kids in Berlin called me 'Uncle Wiggly Wings.' That's because I wiggled

Pilot Dropped Candy Into Hearts of Berlin - ABC News

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An American pilot's mission won the heart of a city in its darkest hour.

'Uncle Wiggly Wings' back in Berlin 70 years after the airlift [Video]

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98-year-old Gail Halvorson, best known as 'Uncle Wiggly Wings', was one of the first pilots during the Berlin airlift to drop sweets via miniature ...

Ore. woman to meet 'Candy Bomber,' her Cold War hero - USA Today

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Christel Jonge Vos of Keizer, Ore., is scheduled to meet one of her childhood heroes, former 1st Lt. Gail Halvorsen, aka Uncle Wiggly Wings or ...

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'Candy Bomber' drops sweets from Utah's air for July 4

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A pilot who delivered candy to children in Berlin at the end of World War II parachuted sweets down to Orem to celebrate Independence Day.

Baseball field dedicated to 98-year-old US WWII veteran as Germans...

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Berliners on Sunday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the day the Soviets lifted their blockade strangling West Berlin in the post-World War II years with a...

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The Candy Bomber - The Berlin Candy Bomber

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The Candy Bomber: A Brief ... “Uncle Wiggly Wings”, the “Chocolate Flyer” and the “Berlin Candy Bomber”.

The Berlin Candy Bomber - Home

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The source for primary material on Gail Halvorsen, The Candy Bomber, Operation Little Vittles, and other information regarding the Berlin Air Lift

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The Air Force's 'candy bomber' dropped sweets to kids without ...

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A colonel when he got out of the military, Halvorsen earned the nicknames "Candy Bomber," "Uncle Wiggly Wings," and "The Chocolate Flier.".

Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's "Chocolate Pilot" -...

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After World War II the United States and Britain airlifted food and supplies into Russian-blockaded West Berlin. US Air Force Lieutenant Gail S. Halvorsen knew...

Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of The Berlin Airlift-June...

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In the early hours of June 26, 1948, phones began ringing across America, waking up the airmen of World War II—pilots, navigators, and mechanics—who were...

The Candy Bomber: Untold Stories from The Berlin Airlift's Uncle ...

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The Candy Bomber: Untold Stories from The Berlin Airlift's Uncle Wiggly Wings. byGail Halvorsen, Denise Williams. Hardcover | November

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Cold War History: Gail Halvorsen— Uncle Wiggly Wings the Berlin Candy...

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An American pilot, moved by the quiet gratitude of a group of children during the Berlin Airlift, decided to share his candy with them. He would become known...

The candy bomber : untold stories from the Berlin Airlift's Uncle Wiggly ...

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Get this from a library! The candy bomber : untold stories from the Berlin Airlift's Uncle Wiggly Wings. [Gail S Halvorsen; Denise H Williams] -- Gail Halvorsen's ...

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Uncle Wiggly Wings - YouTube

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Retired United States Air Force Colonel Gail Halvorsen (aka

'Uncle Wiggly Wings' back in Berlin 70 years after the airlift -...

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98-year-old Gail Halvorson, best known as 'Uncle Wiggly Wings', was one of the first pilots during the Berlin airlift to drop sweets via miniature parachute to...

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Wikipedia: Berlin Blockade - Wikipedia

Soon there was a stack of mail in Base Ops addressed to "Uncle Wiggly Wings", "The Chocolate Uncle" and "The Chocolate Flier". His commanding officer was upset when the

'Uncle Wiggly Wings' and Berlin's Candy Bombers : NPR

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When West Berlin was cut off by Soviet troops 60 years ago, British and U.S. aircraft flew in food, diesel and coal to residents. On the anniversary of the...

How One Pilot’s Sweet Tooth Helped Defeat Communism

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Wackelflügel (Uncle Wiggly Wings) for the gifts. Nearly overnight, Halvorsen became the face of the Berlin Airlift and a symbol of […] lifting their spirits, thanks in no small part to the efforts of Uncle Wiggly Wings. This article originally appeared in

Some Stories Transcend Time | Power For USA

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It’s only rarely that you find a story that transcends time, in this case over a half century, and yet is still relevant today. Such a story was published in...