Gail Halvorsen (English Wikipedia)

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au.af.mil

"Gail S. Halvorsen". www.au.af.mil. Archived from the original on April 23, 2006. Retrieved June 13, 2016.

hill.af.mil

"Utah Aviation Hall of Fame". www.hill.af.mil. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

mcchord.af.mil

Chavarria, Keoni (July 20, 2015). "Team McChord Airman wins Colonel Gail Halvorsen Award". www.mcchord.af.mil. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

atalink.org

"1999-Gail S. Halvorsen, USAF (Ret)". www.atlink.org. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
"1999 – Colonel Gail S. Halvorsen, USAF (Ret)". Airlift/Tanker Association. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

byu.edu

search.lib.byu.edu

Thompson, Warren E. (2009). "Gail Halvorsen". Aircraft Illustrated. 42 (10). Ian Allan Publishing: 24–29. ISSN 0002-2675. Retrieved July 11, 2016.

congress.gov

"S.2514 - A bill to rename the Provo Veterans Center in Orem, Utah, as the "Col. Gail S. Halvorsen 'Candy Bomber' Veterans Center"". Congress.gov. June 7, 2022.

defense.gov

"U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. William H. Tunner, directed the Berlin Airlift operation, and gave his blessing to Halvorsen's efforts, giving birth to "Operation Little Vittles"". www.defense.gov. Retrieved July 12, 2016.

deseret.com

"Photos: A grateful community says goodbye to the 'Berlin Candy Bomber'". Deseret News. February 23, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.

deseretnews.com

"Obituary: Alta Jolley Halvorsen". The Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. January 25, 1999. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
Sowby, Laurie Williams (June 24, 1988). "Chocolate Bomber Drops Sweet Memories: WWII Pilot Marks '48 Candy Airlift for Children". The Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
"BYU Student Honored for Film on WWII 'Candy Bomber'". The Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 27, 1992. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
Romboy, Dennis (March 29, 1994). "Watch Out Below! 'Candy Bomber' strikes in Bosnia". The Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
"Berlin 'Candy Bomber' Wants a Repeat Over Iraq". The Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. April 8, 2003. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

dw.com

"ICYMI: Stories to put a smile on your face". Deutsche Welle. January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
"'Candy bomber': Berlin Airlift US pilot dies at 101". Deutsche Welle. February 17, 2022.
"The Hero of the Berlin Airlift". www.dw.com. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

germanparadenyc.org

"Grand Marshalls". germanparadenyc.org. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

germany.info

"Berlin Airlift Candy Bomber Colonel Gail Halvorsen Receives Clay Medal". www.germany.info. December 17, 2015. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

gvnews.com

Ford, Regina (March 31, 2004). "Gail Halvorsen Still Delivers the Goods". Green Valley News. Green Valley, Arizona. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

heraldextra.com

"Provo Vet Center officially renamed for 'Candy Bomber' Gail Halvorsen". Daily Herald. November 22, 2022.
Winter, Brian (July 15, 2016). "Gail Halvorsen's Awards and Recognition". www.heraldxtra.com. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

historynet.com

Lauterborn, David (April 4, 2009). "Interview with Gail Halvorsen, the Berlin Candy Bomber". www.historynet.com. Retrieved June 9, 2016.

huffingtonpost.com

Wind, Dorian de (April 9, 2014). "The 'Candy Bombers' of Iraq". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

investors.com

Smith, Scott S. (April 8, 2016). "Gail Halvorsen Bombed Berlin with Candy During the 1940s Airlift". Investors Business Daily. Retrieved July 12, 2016.

issuu.com

"Remembering the Berlin Airlift". issuu.com. Friends Journal. Summer 2015. pp. 5–10. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

journalnow.com

Drabble, Jenny (December 19, 2014). "'Candy Bomber' Re-enacts Famous Berlin Air Drop at Smith Reynolds Airport". Journalnow.com. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

mentalfloss.com

Volk, Greg (June 13, 2014). "How One Pilot's Sweet Tooth Helped Defeat Communism". mentalfloss.com. Retrieved June 9, 2016.

military.com

Patrick, Bethanne Kelly. "'Candy Bomber' Fed Hopes Of Berlin's Children During Airlift". www.military.com. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

militarytimes.com

"'Candy Bomber' drops sweets from Utah's air for July 4". Military Times. July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2016.

mormontabernaclechoir.org

"Gail Halvorsen (2012)". www.mormontabernaclechoir.org. 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
"Christmas from Heaven: The Candy Bomber Story (Narrated by Tom Brokaw)". www.mormontabernaclechoir.org. December 19, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2016.

newspapers.com

"With Military in Box Elder". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. March 28, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
Cottingham, David Thomas (February 26, 1949). "Down the Runway". The Daily Mail. Hagerstown, Maryland. p. 3. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
"Highlights in the News: 'Little Vittles' Comes to an End". Portland Press Herald. Portland, Maine. May 14, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
"Uncle Wiggly Wings: This Utah Flier, Now In the Air Force, Won Berlin With Chocolate Bar Bombs". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. January 23, 1949. p. 64. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
"Obituaries: Sherman B. Halvorsen". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. April 8, 1935. p. 9. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
"With Military in Box Elder". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. March 28, 1943. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
"Two Tons of Candy Donated for Berlin". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Massachusetts. January 18, 1949. p. 3. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
"Berlin Tots' Thank You Gifts Burden 'Little Vittles' Flier". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. January 25, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
"Silent Longing for Gum by Kids Started 'Operations Little Vittles'". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. January 25, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
"'Chocolate Flier' Candy and Gum Operation for Reich Goes On". Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas. January 26, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
"'Little Vittles' Flier Thanks Her". The Marysville Tribune. Marysville, Ohio. January 26, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
"'Little Vittles' Donors to Meet Pilot Founder". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. January 22, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
"Chicopee Children Plan Fete For 'Little Vittles' Pilot". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Massachusetts. January 26, 1949. p. 9. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
"Utahn Chosen Commander of Tempelhof". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. January 22, 1970. p. 14.
Baker, Don (March 10, 1974). "'Chocolate Pilot' Arrives at Base to End AF Stint". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. p. 28. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
"Berlin Tots' Thank You Gifts Burden 'Little Vittles' Flier". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. January 25, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
""Little Vittles" Candy Bomber Plans Marriage". The Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California. March 15, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
"Utah's Little Vittle Pilot Marries". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. April 17, 1949. p. 7. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
"Only Yesterday: 20 Years Ago". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. May 28, 1969. p. 8. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
"Airlift 'Candy Bomber' Will Re-Enact Berlin Drop". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. June 29, 1969. p. 16. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

nydailynews.com

Williams, Scott (June 29, 1998). "Sweet Memories of Berlin Candy Drop". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 12, 2016.

nytimes.com

Goldstein, Richard (February 17, 2022). "Gail Halvorsen, 'Candy Bomber' in Berlin Airlift, Dies at 101". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
Waldman, Amy (May 5, 1998). "'Candy Bomber' is to Buzz Berlin Again". The New York Times. New York, New York. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

parlament-berlin.de

"Vorlage – zur Beschlussfassung – Gesetz über die Unterbringung und Versorgung von geflüchteten Menschen und Asylbegehrenden auf dem Tempelhofer Feld" (PDF). December 1, 2023. p. 6. Retrieved January 29, 2024.

pbs.org

"Committee Meets on Little Vittles". www.pbs.org. November 17, 1948. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
"The Berlin Airlift: Gail Halvorsen". www.pbs.org. January 19, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

rbb24.de

"Rosinenbomber-Pilot Gail Halvorsen im Alter von 101 Jahren verstorben". rbb24.de (in German). February 17, 2022. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

standard.net

"Candy Bomber to Receive Congressional Gold Medal". www.standard.net. December 1, 2014. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
"Candy Bomber to Receive Congressional Gold Medal". www.standard.net. December 1, 2014. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

thetimes.co.uk

"Gail Halvorsen obituary". The Times. February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.

today.com

Warner, David T. (December 23, 2013). "'Christmas From Heaven': The Heartwarming Saga of the Candy Bomber". www.today.com. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

togetherweserved.com

airforce.togetherweserved.com

"Halvorsen, Gail S., Col". airforce.togetherweserved.com. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
"Halvorsen's Awards". www.togetherweserved.com. 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

usatoday.com

Lynn, Capi (November 8, 2014). "Ore. Woman to Meet 'Candy Bomber,' her Cold War Hero". USA Today. Retrieved July 12, 2016.

web.archive.org

"Candy Bomber to Receive Congressional Gold Medal". www.standard.net. December 1, 2014. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
"Gail S. Halvorsen". www.au.af.mil. Archived from the original on April 23, 2006. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
"Candy Bomber to Receive Congressional Gold Medal". www.standard.net. December 1, 2014. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
"Rosinenbomber-Pilot Gail Halvorsen im Alter von 101 Jahren verstorben". rbb24.de (in German). February 17, 2022. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
"Utah Aviation Hall of Fame". www.hill.af.mil. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
"Berlin Airlift Candy Bomber Colonel Gail Halvorsen Receives Clay Medal". www.germany.info. December 17, 2015. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
Romboy, Dennis (March 29, 1994). "Watch Out Below! 'Candy Bomber' strikes in Bosnia". The Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.

weebly.com

wigglywings.weebly.com

Roughton, Randy (2011). "Forever the Candy Bomber" (PDF). Airman. 55 (3): 44–47. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
Grier, Peter (March 2013). "Halvorsen: Candy Bomber, Engineer, Unofficial Ambassador" (PDF). Air Force Magazine: 64–68. Retrieved June 10, 2016.

worldcat.org

Goldstein, Richard (February 17, 2022). "Gail Halvorsen, 'Candy Bomber' in Berlin Airlift, Dies at 101". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
Thompson, Warren E. (2009). "Gail Halvorsen". Aircraft Illustrated. 42 (10). Ian Allan Publishing: 24–29. ISSN 0002-2675. Retrieved July 11, 2016.