Key Information
Reference code
BERLIN AIRLIFT 28
Title
Interview with US Air Force Col Gail Halvorsen ('the Candy Bomber'), [1997-1998]
Date(s)
- [1997 - 1998] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
67pp
Scope and content
Typescript transcript of interview with Col Gail S Halvorsen, US Air Force, describing flying from Rhine-Main, West Germany to Tempelhof, West Berlin during 1948-1949. Explains how Operation Little Vittles-drops of candy to the children of Berlin-was instigated, the methods, and its significance in the airlift. Also mentions service as Commander of Tempelhof Airport in the 1970s and encounters with people who were children during the airlift. 67pp