Post by olroy2044 on Oct 24, 2013 23:34:48 GMT -5
The gentleman in full WWII uniform disembarking from the DC-3 is Colonel Gail Halvorsen, one of the originators of the candy drops over Berlin during the Berlin Airlift.
He was escorted to the speakers' podium where he was met by a half dozen children, now grown, who were recipients of the candy drops. The emotional introduction was handled by the German Consul General.
Circling overhead during the ceremony was this C-54 identical to the one flown by Col. Halvorsen during the Airlift.
Roy
He was escorted to the speakers' podium where he was met by a half dozen children, now grown, who were recipients of the candy drops. The emotional introduction was handled by the German Consul General.
Circling overhead during the ceremony was this C-54 identical to the one flown by Col. Halvorsen during the Airlift.
Roy
