Gail Halvorsen

Acting•Born October 10, 1920•Died February 16, 2022 (age 101)•Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

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