Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's "Chocolate Pilot"
Watch for my new informational book. It is about the U.S. Air Force flyer, Lt. Gail Halvorsen, who dropped candy to sugar-starved children in West Berlin, Germany, using small parachutes. This occurred during the massive airlift of food and supplies into war-torn West Berlin just after World War II. The book will be published by Charlesbridge in July of 2010.
Lt. Halverson visits with West Berlin children at the end of the runway at Templehof Airport in 1948.
8mm movie footage taken by the Candy Bomber himself, Gail Halvorsen, along with some explanation about the Berlin Airlift.
West Berlin children perch atop the rubble of war, hoping for candy-laden parachutes to appear in the wake of the cargo planes.
Some of the drawings West Berlin children sent to Lt. Halverson in thanks.
