"Uncle Wiggely-wings"
06-26-2008 | 03:49 AM
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"Uncle Wiggely-wings"
" When West Berlin was cut off by Soviet troops 60 years ago, British and U.S. aircrafts flew in food, diesel and coal to residents.On the anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, co-host Ari Shapiro talks with Andrei Cherny, author of The Candy Bombers, and pilot Hal Halvorsen, whose secret mission was to shower the children of Berlin with candy."
'Uncle Wiggly Wings' and Berlin's Candy Bombers : NPR
"Retired Col. Gail Halvorsen received his nickname for dropping candy tied to parachutes from his C-54 Skymaster to children during the Berlin Airlift."
Berlin Candy Bomber meets children of today, yesteryear
'Uncle Wiggly Wings' and Berlin's Candy Bombers : NPR
"Retired Col. Gail Halvorsen received his nickname for dropping candy tied to parachutes from his C-54 Skymaster to children during the Berlin Airlift."
Berlin Candy Bomber meets children of today, yesteryear
06-26-2008 | 12:00 PM
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He's going to be in Wiesbaden Germany this Sunday for a big public event on the airfield with entertainment and static displays of vintage aircraft and current military airlifters. Big celebrations here this week as today was the anniversary of the first airlift flight to Berlin 60 years ago.
I commerated the day in my own special way by flying from Wiesbaden to Berlin-Tempelhof on a training flight this morning. Every time I go up there I think about that airlift and what tremendous effort all of those aviators put forth to keep the West Berliners free.
I commerated the day in my own special way by flying from Wiesbaden to Berlin-Tempelhof on a training flight this morning. Every time I go up there I think about that airlift and what tremendous effort all of those aviators put forth to keep the West Berliners free.
