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Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander, is joined by children and great grandchildren of Col. Gail Halverson, and Provo City Mayor Michelle Kaufusi for a photo in front of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, newly renamed “Spirit of the Candy Bomber.” The May 20, 2022 ceremony was part of a two-day celebration in honor of the legendary World War II pilot then Lt. Halverson, best known as the “Berlin Candy Bomber” or “Uncle Wiggly Wings” for dropping candy to German children during the Berlin Airlift from 1948-49. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Perry)
| Date Taken: | 05.20.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 05.25.2022 10:09 |
| Photo ID: | 7236785 |
| VIRIN: | 220520-F-BK017-0126 |
| Resolution: | 4928x3280 |
| Size: | 2.35 MB |
| Location: | PROVO, UT, US |
| Web Views: | 45 |
| Downloads: | 7 |
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