> SHORT PROFILE: US 'candy bomber' Gail Halvorsen, beloved in Berlin, dead at 101 / V000_32332NY
00:00
00:00 / 00:00
SHORT PROFILE: US 'candy bomber' Gail Halvorsen, beloved in Berlin, dead at 101 / V000_32332NY
Clip ID 2146289
Creator AFP
Clearance
Proxy
Add to
Share
Add to Review Link
By Request
By Request assets are not available for immediate purchase.
h264 | 1920x1080 | 152.56 MB
Per clip rates are for 20 seconds of final usage. If you are using more then 20 seconds or need a different file format or have questions about clearances contact us
Description
Short profile of Gail Halvorsen, the former US pilot who thought up the idea of dropping tiny improvised parachutes loaded with sweets for children into Berlin during the Soviet blockade, who has died at the age of 101.
"Gail Halvorsen died in Utah in a hospital, surrounded by his family," a museum spokeswoman told AFP. SHORT PROFILE OF GAIL HALVORSEN