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Then 1st Lt. Gail Halvorsen earned his spot in Air Force history during the late 1940s flying C-54s and C-47s during the Berlin Airlift of World War II. During this time, he earned the nickname "The Candy Bomber" after dropping candy from his aircraft to children below while flying over the American sector of Berlin. (U.S. Air Force file photo)
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Then 1st Lt. Gail Halvorsen earned his spot in Air Force history during the late 1940s flying C-54s and C-47s during the Berlin Airlift of World War II. During this time, he earned the nickname "The Candy Bomber" after dropping candy from his aircraft to children below while flying over the American sector of Berlin. (U.S. Air Force file photo)


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