Tag: Colonel Halvorsen

Posted on 12/20/2019

Colonel Halvorsen - the Candy Bomber - Honored at Wright Brothers Memorial on First Flight Anniversary

Colonel Halvorsen - the Candy Bomber - Honored at Wright Brothers Memorial on First Flight Anniversary

Paul E. Graber Shrine portrait of Lt. Gail Halvorsen as the Candy Bomber.It's nice when the good guys win, and with his induction into the Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine at the Wright Brothers National Memorial on December 17, Colonel Gail Halvorsen proved that nice guys really can finish

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Posted on 12/16/2019

Candy Bomber Drops Candy for Hundreds of Outer Banks Children

Candy Bomber Drops Candy for Hundreds of Outer Banks Children

Candy Bomber candy floating to the waiting hands of children.As the C54 Spirit of America came in low over the trees at the Dare County Regional Airport, anticipation on the ground grew. Would this be the pass when the Candy Bomber dropped its load.The first pass, just a few parachutes with candy

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