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Just after World War II, U.S. Air Force flyer Gail Halverson dropped candy to sugar-starved children in West Berlin, Germany, using small parachutes. This occurred during the massive converyance of food and supplies into war-torn West Berlin, known as the Berlin Airlift.
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Lt. Halverson visits with West Berlin children at the end of the runway at Templehof Airport in 1948. |
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