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    Col Gail "Candy Bomber" Halverson Candy Drop Event [Image 11 of 17]

    Col Gail "Candy Bomber" Halverson Candy Drop Event

    SPANISH FORK, UT, UNITED STATES

    05.21.2022

    Photo by David Perry      

    Hill Air Force Base

    A C-17 Globemaster III and C-54 Skymaster fly in formation in Spanish Fork, Utah May 21, 2022. The U.S. Air Force Joint Base Charleston-based C-17, recently renamed the “Spirit of the Candy Bomber,” participated in a “candy drop” in celebration of the legendary World War II pilot Col. Gail 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)

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 05.21.2022
    Date Posted: 05.25.2022 10:10
    Photo ID: 7236859
    VIRIN: 220521-F-BK017-0146
    Resolution: 3554x2366
    Size: 837.56 KB
    Location: SPANISH FORK, UT, US

    Web Views: 31
    Downloads: 5

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