Candy Bomber Colonel Halvorson's 100th Birthday Celebration at the Exchange

This event last took place on Oct 10th, 2020
11:00 AM CEST (1100B)

Please join us in celebrating the 100th birthday of Colonel Gail Seymour “Hal” Halvorsen, a retired officer and command pilot in the United States Air Force.

He is best known as the “Berlin Candy Bomber” or “Uncle Wiggly Wings”, “The Chocolate Flier”, “The Gum Drop Kid” and “The Chocolate Uncle.” and gained fame for dropping candy to German children during the Berlin Airlift from 1948 to 1949.

Little fun fact:Did you know he flew from our airfield on Clay to Berlin?

You can receive your very own parachute candy item at the USO Exchange on his birthday Saturday, October 10th from 11-4.

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