Utah History

The Candy Bomber

Special | 41m 49s | Video has closed captioning.

A documentary about Colonel Gail Halvorsen, a.k.a the Candy Bomber, and the relationship he developed with the children of East Berlin by air-dropping candy. He and his fellow American pilots dropped more than two million tons of supplies and 23 tons of candy to German citizens and children during the Berlin Airlift.

Aired: 01/31/17

Rating: NR

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