WWII Pilot Known as ‘Candy Bomber’ Dies

Andrew Thomas
By Andrew Thomas
February 18, 2022NTD News Today
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U.S. military pilot Gail S. Halvorsen is known as the “Candy Bomber” for his candy airdrops during the Berlin airlift after World War 2 ended. The former serviceman has died at age 101.

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