Pilot Gail Halvorsen
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Gail Halvorsen
Living place: Salt Lake City
Birthday: 10-10-1920 (104 years old)
Population of US 1920: 106,461,000
Global rank: #33081
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Who is Pilot Gail Halvorsen?
Most famous as the first "Candy Bomber" or "Raisin Bomber" to airlift supplies to West Berlin, Germany during the 1948-1949 Soviet blockade of the city, this US Air Force pilot also became famous for his missionary work on behalf of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
As a result of his involvement in the West Berlin Air Bridge operation, he came up with several nicknames, including "chocolate Flyer" and "Uncle Wiggly Wings."
Most famous as the first "Candy Bomber" or "Raisin Bomber" to airlift supplies to West Berlin, Germany during the 1948-1949 Soviet blockade of the city, this US Air Force pilot also became famous for his missionary work on behalf of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
As a result of his involvement in the West Berlin Air Bridge operation, he came up with several nicknames, including "chocolate Flyer" and "Uncle Wiggly Wings."
Before joining the United States Air Force at the start of World War II, he was a pilot with the United States Civil Air Patrol. He later earned an advanced degree in Aeronautical Engineering.
He grew up in a Mormon family in Salt Lake City, Utah. His first marriage, to Alta Jolley, resulted in five children; His second marriage (after Jolley's 1999 death) was to his high school girlfriend, Lorraine Pace.
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United States military officer Lucius Clay was the principal architect of the Berlin Air Bridge operation in which Halvorsen was involved.
United States military officer Lucius Clay was the principal architect of the Berlin Air Bridge operation in which Halvorsen was involved.
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When was Pilot Gail Halvorsen born?
Gail Halvorsen birthday 10-10-1920 (at the age of 104).
Where is Pilot Gail Halvorsen's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Gail Halvorsen was born in Salt Lake City, Utah- United States. is a Pilot, whose Zodiac is Libra, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Monkey. Gail Halvorsen's global rank is 33081 and whose rank is 14 in list of famous Pilot. Population of US in 1920 is about 106,461,000 persons.
Gail Halvorsen birthday 10-10-1920 (at the age of 104).
Where is Pilot Gail Halvorsen's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Gail Halvorsen was born in Salt Lake City, Utah- United States. is a Pilot, whose Zodiac is Libra, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Monkey. Gail Halvorsen's global rank is 33081 and whose rank is 14 in list of famous Pilot. Population of US in 1920 is about 106,461,000 persons.
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Events in 1920 and 10-10
Events in US in the birth year of Gail Halvorsen
- Women's suffrage goes into effect following Tennessee's ratification of the 19th amendment (Aug. 26).
- Factory worker Nicola Sacco and fish peddler Bartolomeo Vanzetti are picked up by police (May 5) in connection with an April 15 murder and robbery in South Braintree, Mass.
- A bomb explodes in the J.P. Morgan bank building in New York City, killing 30 and injuring 200 (Sept. 16).
Birthday Gail Halvorsen (10-10) in history
- Day 10-10 year 1845: The U.S. Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, Maryland
- Day 10-10 year 1886: The tuxedo dinner jacket made its debut at a ball in Tuxedo Park, N.Y.
- Day 10-10 year 1911: Sun Yat-sen's revolutionaries overthrew the Manchu dynasty in China.
- Day 10-10 year 1935: George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess debuted on Broadway.
- Day 10-10 year 1943: Chiang Kai-shek took the oath of office as president of China.
- Day 10-10 year 1970: Fiji gained its independence from Great Britain.
- Day 10-10 year 1973: Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned after being charged with tax evasion.
- Day 10-10 year 1985: Actor and director Orson Welles died in Hollywood at age 70.
- Day 10-10 year 2001: California representative Nancy Pelosi became minority whip.
- Day 10-10 year 2002: The US Congress gave President Bush authorization to use military force against Iraq.
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