Inducted in 2019 70th Anniversary of the end of the Berlin Airlift 1920-2022 Colonel Gail Seymour “Hal” Halvorsen, best known as the “Berlin Candy Bomber” or “Uncle Wiggly Wings”, gained […]
Tag: Berlin airlift
The 116th Wright Brothers Anniversary of Powered Flight and More.
ON DECEMBER 17, 2019 THE FIRST FLIGHT SOCIETY HONORS A 99-YEAR-OLD WWII VETERAN, THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BERLIN AIRLIFT AND THE 116TH ANNIVERSARY OF POWERED FLIGHT. JOIN US AT […]
Colonel Gail Halvorsen will be the 2019 Paul E Garber Shrine Honoree.
The 116th Anniversary of Powered Flight Event on December 17, 2019 will induct Col. Gail Halvorsen, USAF (Ret), the “Candy Bomber”, as a representative of the crews that flew the […]