Retired 'Candy Bomber' Teaches Children to Make Parachute Candy Drops [Image 2 of 3]

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03.03.2006

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class William Tanner 

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Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gail S. Halvorsen, better known as the "Candy Bomber," shows children at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Feb. 22, 2006, how to make a parachute and attach it to a chocolate bar, just as he did during the Berlin Airlift. After World War II, Halvorsen wrote of his experiences in "Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot," a book about a little girl living in Berlin during the airlift. U.S. Air Force photo by Ed Drohan

• Date Taken: 03.03.2006
• Date Posted: 07.03.2025 20:34
• Photo ID: 9156054
• VIRIN: 060303-A-EM105-7393
• Resolution: 2048x3072
• Size: 3.46 MB
• Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)