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Gail Halvorsen
Sign in to saveAlso known as Berlin Candy Bomber, Uncle Wiggly Wings, Candy Bomber, Gail Seymour Halvorsen, Gail S. Halvorsen
United States Air Force pilot (1920–2022)
Film & TV
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Gail Seymour Halvorsen (October 10, 1920 - February 16, 2022) was a senior officer and command pilot in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the "Berlin Candy Bomber" or "Uncle Wiggly Wings" and gained fame for dropping candy to German children during the Berlin Airlift from 1948 to 1949
Known for
- Meet the Mormons — The Candy Bomber2014
- The Candy Bomber — Self2013
- The Berlin Candy Bomber — Star
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Seymour
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Salt Lake City
- Place of death
- Provo
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- Berlin Blockade
- Military branch
- United States Air Force
- Military rank
- colonel
- Official website
- wigglywings.weebly.com
- Image
- Gail Halvorsen ca. 1983.jpg
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- birth name
- Gail Seymour Halvorsen
- described at URL
- www.nytimes.com/2022/02/17/us/gail-halvorsen-obituary.html
- allegiance
- United States
- Commons category
- Gail Halvorsen
- date of birth
- 1920-10-10
- name in native language
- Gail Halvorsen
- date of death
- 2022-02-16
- nickname
- Uncle Wiggly Wings
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