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Scholz channels Berlin Airlift spirit to gird Germans for winter

Chancellor Olaf Scholz invoked the spirit of the Berlin Airlift on Tuesday to implore Germans that "the seemingly impossible can succeed", urging them to brace for a tough winter and to rise to the challenge of a shift in energy supply away from Russian gas.

Reuters · Sep 13, 2022

US pilot dubbed the Candy Bomber for dropping sweets during Berlin Airlift dies aged 101

Beloved in Germany, US military pilot Gail S Halvorsen became known as the Candy Bomber due to him dropping sweets for children during the Berlin Airlift after World War II.

ABC News · Feb 18, 2022

'Candy Bomber' who dropped sweets during Berlin Airlift dies

A U.S. military pilot known as the “Candy Bomber” for his airdrops of sweets during the Berlin Airlift after World War II ended has died

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022