This year, Germans and Americans commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, the 15-month operation that flew food and coal into Berlin during the Soviet blockade in 1948.
Worldfocus.org reported from Teterboro, N.J. during one of the anniversary celebrations. The German government saluted the veterans who flew over 275,000 flights into Berlin and delivered 2.3 million tons of supplies.
Gail Halvorsen, the original “candy bomber,” recalls post-war life in Germany and explains what made him decide to parachute candy over the skies of Berlin. At the celebration, Halvorsen co-piloted the same 1945 C-54 war plane he had flown during the airlift — this time wiggling his wings over New York City.
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11/02/2008 :: 08:17:32 PM
ech Says:
A terrific story! My Husband was one of those children and subsequently became an American citizen. He loves This country and because of people like Gail he survived to become a very productive person and a great asset to America. These men are truly heroic!