Gail Halvorsen giving out Candy to Children

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2012-11-02

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Caption reads: "Candy Pilot With Berlin Children During Airlift.... USAF First Lieutenant Gail S. Halvorsen, candy pilot of the Berlin Airlift, is shown with a group of admiring children. This photo was taken in 1948 when Lieutenant (now Colonel) Halvorsen was dropping small candy-lassen parachutes on his flights into the blockaded city." Image displayed (72 dpi JPEG), Master image (600 dpi TIFF).

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Halvorsen, Gail S., United States. Air Force--History., Berlin Airlift Veterans Association., Humanitarian assistance, American., Cold War., Airlift, Military--United States., Berlin (Germany)--History--Blockade, 1948-1949., Douglas Aircraft Company

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Permission to publish material from this collection in any form, current or future, must be obtained from the Special Collections Department, Eugene McDermott Library, The University of Texas at Dallas.

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