The WWII Bomber Who Dropped Chocolate Over Germany

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  • Опубликовано: 28 июн 2016
  • At the end of World War II, Germany was divided. Berlin, its capital, was in crisis. The city was partially controlled by the Soviets, who held it under a siege. In order to save millions from starvation, the United States and England devised a plan: They would send in basic supplies by air and defy the Soviets. But candy? Well that was just a sweet surprise.
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Комментарии • 3,4 тыс.

  • @_Messerschmitt
    @_Messerschmitt 6 лет назад +7756

    He was still going strong at the age of 101.
    Born: October 10th, 1920
    Years of service: 1942-74
    Unfortunately, he passed away on February 16th, 2022 at the age of 101.

    • @lei5968
      @lei5968 5 лет назад +73

      XxXTanksRuleXxX we have the same birthday😦

    • @ungabunga7879
      @ungabunga7879 5 лет назад +40

      Leesha Garcia omg same!
      October 10 raise up!!!

    • @caringheart34
      @caringheart34 5 лет назад +17

      @NobodySubscribeMe Colonel *Gail Seymour "Hal" Halvorsen*

    • @dieptattho2337
      @dieptattho2337 5 лет назад +14

      It is also naruto birthday too

    • @veziusthethird
      @veziusthethird 5 лет назад +9

      @@ungabunga7879 what the frick i thought i was special with a birthday of 10/10

  • @wuznab5109
    @wuznab5109 5 лет назад +8652

    Not all heroes wear capes.

    • @TheSteam02
      @TheSteam02 5 лет назад +179

      Some where hat & uniform.

    • @ethanacts5922
      @ethanacts5922 5 лет назад +77

      They were a uniform with some gum
      And ALOT of chocolate

    • @jaibruh
      @jaibruh 5 лет назад +15

      @@bigblob2310 no wonder this doesn't have any likes

    • @sunnight1005
      @sunnight1005 5 лет назад +2

      WuzNab some fly planes

    • @datboi_gfx5504
      @datboi_gfx5504 5 лет назад +2

      But they all wear the uniform

  • @dan-gheorghe2277
    @dan-gheorghe2277 4 года назад +2374

    Imagine his plane had a "free candy" inscription in bright pink.

    • @lexethonor294
      @lexethonor294 4 года назад +4

      Să trăiți domnu dictator .. o da, esti mort, sry

    • @sadbreezy8533
      @sadbreezy8533 4 года назад +89

      Imagine if he had a white van

    • @Chinese_Hampter
      @Chinese_Hampter 4 года назад +2

      @@lexethonor294 lol,nus singurul aici :DD

    • @UnchiuBaros
      @UnchiuBaros 4 года назад +2

      Oo domnul comisar general al PCR respect

    • @rahmatismail9818
      @rahmatismail9818 4 года назад

      @Charles Winkler what he said?

  • @awesomesauce7759
    @awesomesauce7759 4 года назад +2667

    a perfect example of how kind people can be such a heartwarming story

    • @gumshuck962
      @gumshuck962 4 года назад +16

      And cause diabetes

    • @gumshuck962
      @gumshuck962 4 года назад +5

      Btw that was a joke

    • @blonk2658
      @blonk2658 3 года назад

      @@gumshuck962 lol

    • @tomasu301
      @tomasu301 3 года назад +2

      Max Gun Excuse me, sugar can create diabetic in countries where people consume large amount of sugar

    • @chubbadunk
      @chubbadunk 3 года назад +1

      are you a crusader?

  • @loser_205
    @loser_205 4 года назад +2576

    How come my history teacher never told me about this guy....

    • @depthsothenso813
      @depthsothenso813 4 года назад +84

      The same reasons they don't tell stories like Desmond Doss.

    • @tompelle1061
      @tompelle1061 4 года назад +19

      I will break your 69 like line so this comment can grow

    • @hairyputter5363
      @hairyputter5363 4 года назад +54

      They only tell you the outline of events, things with an significant influence on war.

    • @loser_205
      @loser_205 4 года назад +5

      @@tompelle1061 why thank you

    • @sanSDI
      @sanSDI 4 года назад +9

      There is so much more
      We germans are folk of the forest, as the berliners where starving, they wanted their trees back, so they flew in trees! I mean we are crazy!

  • @memestuff6663
    @memestuff6663 4 года назад +1826

    "Help is coming"
    Open the gates
    "They are bombers"
    Close the gates
    "They are bombing chocolate"
    Open the gates a little

  • @sickmit3481
    @sickmit3481 4 года назад +1224

    As a german i want to thank this man for his service to my people

    • @crxkfu
      @crxkfu 3 года назад +15

      same and as a asian i want to thank people for welcoming are people

    • @philmappzau8644
      @philmappzau8644 3 года назад +1

      Yes

    • @obi-wankenobi1434
      @obi-wankenobi1434 3 года назад +10

      As a coruscanti native, I too would like to share thanks towards this heroic legend.

    • @brad5426
      @brad5426 3 года назад +6

      @@obi-wankenobi1434 but Obi-Wan you're from planet Stewjon actually

    • @obi-wankenobi1434
      @obi-wankenobi1434 3 года назад +6

      @@brad5426 Well since I grew up on Coruscant, I consider it my home more than Stewjon which I have no personal attachment to.

  • @AnonymousL16
    @AnonymousL16 4 года назад +198

    amazing example of peace
    while all bombers drop bombs, this guy dropped tons of chocolate to feed the poor young kids in berlin.

    • @Gangareo
      @Gangareo 4 года назад +15

      Candy for kids bombs for Nazis :D

    • @legostarwarsfan6240
      @legostarwarsfan6240 3 года назад

      @@Gangareo nice one

    • @darnit1944
      @darnit1944 3 года назад +2

      This story is after WW2

    • @eaglewatch1239
      @eaglewatch1239 3 года назад

      Extra credits dont approve Ur iron cross XD they think its nazzi Insignia lol

    • @darnit1944
      @darnit1944 3 года назад

      @@eaglewatch1239 The modern German Bundeswehr insignia is an iron cross. Check it out

  • @weirdpurr7935
    @weirdpurr7935 7 лет назад +1330

    My grandma actually told me about this. She was a kid in a Berlin orphanage at that time :)

  • @xxxConanexxx
    @xxxConanexxx 7 лет назад +2887

    This is so wonderful to see because my grandma told me about she was so happy when she got Chocolate from the in germany called 'Rosinenbomber'.
    I just teared up because now I know the face of one of those men. You made my Grandparents very happy. Thank You.

    • @diamondfailer11
      @diamondfailer11 6 лет назад +81

      xxxConanexxx Rosinenbomber means raisin bomber.

    • @lainieschwartz1442
      @lainieschwartz1442 6 лет назад +113

      It's just amazing how big and small our world is at the same time

    • @Jadeja1105
      @Jadeja1105 6 лет назад +16

      Aperture Science makes sense 🍫

    • @333dae
      @333dae 6 лет назад +44

      yeah the sweetest thing about this is those kids getting candy air drop are still alive

    • @gibsonigano1847
      @gibsonigano1847 6 лет назад +11

      Makes me happy:)

  • @gitanoespana7694
    @gitanoespana7694 4 года назад +521

    Dude shoulda got the Nobel Peace prize.

    • @ooga_booga_3699
      @ooga_booga_3699 4 года назад +16

      Or free chocolate

    • @ooga_booga_3699
      @ooga_booga_3699 4 года назад +12

      Or money

    • @timminh468
      @timminh468 4 года назад +32

      Gitano Espana, Nah, now-a-days you’d have to invade countries and drone strike innocent civilians in order to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize just ask Obama how it’s done...

    • @cocoproductions3645
      @cocoproductions3645 3 года назад +2

      @@timminh468 wait what did obama do

    • @jackthehacker05
      @jackthehacker05 3 года назад +11

      @@cocoproductions3645 might be wrong but I think he was the president of America at one point, might be wrong though.

  • @American001_offical
    @American001_offical 4 года назад +1266

    I like this man
    He is a veteran, he made kids happy, and he likes chocolate. Sounds like a hero to me
    Edit: Thanks for all of the likes!

    • @keszelll
      @keszelll 4 года назад +11

      i misread veteran and thought you said he was vegeterian xD

    • @imbluecat7119
      @imbluecat7119 4 года назад +4

      @Picolas Cage The nazis are ordinary people who were brainwashed by the cou trys propaganda

    • @stevenardian1485
      @stevenardian1485 3 года назад +1

      Just because one man who didnt get accept art school

    • @roskcity
      @roskcity 3 года назад +2

      @@stevenardian1485 actually he was mad that Central powers lost ww1

    • @justinyjuniorsjr9063
      @justinyjuniorsjr9063 3 года назад +2

      Man i want him to be my grandpa

  • @koalasproductions9833
    @koalasproductions9833 5 лет назад +3917

    2000: hey kids do you want some candies? if u want get in this non-kidnapper van and i will give u some
    1900 : *drops candies out of plane*

    • @Bj-yf3im
      @Bj-yf3im 5 лет назад +86

      *1945

    • @raytastic2461
      @raytastic2461 4 года назад +66

      @@Bj-yf3im it's the century, not the year exactly xD
      And you only corrected the "1900"...
      So you really think it's 2000 right now? :D

    • @Fr_87
      @Fr_87 4 года назад +18

      @@Bj-yf3im *1948-49

    • @Mar6008
      @Mar6008 4 года назад

      @@Fr_87 no it's 1945 becose that is the end of world War 2

    • @Fr_87
      @Fr_87 4 года назад +26

      @@Mar6008 no dipshit, the Berlin blockade was in 1948-49

  • @thegeneralissimo470
    @thegeneralissimo470 6 лет назад +924

    "Uncle Wiggly-wings"
    I died, that's adorable.

    • @alanmalan3819
      @alanmalan3819 4 года назад +5

      All soviets : hungry and starvation - all americans : we bombed Berlin by kundies "..... It was funny when useful kundies bombed main part of historical buildings of the Berlin, i think.... All bombs came in Berlin by american airforce but just soviets made Berlin hungry and borned starvation here ... Is this video from 2019, isn't that 1960s???

    • @DevDabs420Official
      @DevDabs420Official Год назад +1

      It was heartwarming.

  • @TommyElijahCabelloReal
    @TommyElijahCabelloReal 4 года назад +235

    Gail: Was I a good Berlin supply dropper?
    Death: No. I'm told you were the best.

    • @emangrivera
      @emangrivera 3 года назад +1

      Rest in peace

    • @Hectopath2006
      @Hectopath2006 3 года назад +3

      I thought he's still alive?

    • @atichatsai01
      @atichatsai01 3 года назад +8

      He's still pretty much alive. Celebrating his 100th birthday.

    • @supermarinespitfire928
      @supermarinespitfire928 3 года назад +9

      @@atichatsai01 Can't play with LEGO anymore :(

    • @booktales1687
      @booktales1687 2 года назад

      This hits different now. Rip :(

  • @tophattedseashell6187
    @tophattedseashell6187 4 года назад +100

    This man is a pure light, like seriously he is the only person I’ve seen who didn’t put a price on candy.

  • @penguinee672
    @penguinee672 5 лет назад +1998

    HE LIKES DARK CHOCOLATE
    This man knows what's he's talking about

  • @NotALizardPerson81
    @NotALizardPerson81 8 лет назад +539

    That part about the gum wrappers made me tear up

    • @gibbyace5077
      @gibbyace5077 6 лет назад +5

      Prince Mononoke mhhh i like me sum gumwrapper

    • @louisryan5815
      @louisryan5815 6 лет назад

      *tear* up? eh? EHHH? I'll go...

    • @iskrmr5607
      @iskrmr5607 6 лет назад

      Me 2

    • @Horologica
      @Horologica 3 года назад

      Those poor kids must've been starving like hell

  • @Oldbmwr100rs
    @Oldbmwr100rs 4 года назад +60

    The scale of the Berlin airlift was unbelievable. They planes brought everything from bread to coal, all by air. These pilots who had just survived one of the fiercest air wars were now doing everything to save the people they once fought. The allies also hired former Luftwaffe mechanics and staff to assist every way they could. It's an amazing part of postwar rebuilding of Europe.

    • @ilikepigeons6101
      @ilikepigeons6101 4 года назад

      @Laura Fiddlesticks oh

    • @joshm5922
      @joshm5922 3 года назад +2

      I didn't know that, thanks for sharing man.

  • @hlmumbojacklo4537
    @hlmumbojacklo4537 4 года назад +90

    “I like dark chocolate”
    I seek a man to save earth but this,this is beyond my expectations

    • @muhammadakmal2413
      @muhammadakmal2413 4 года назад +1

      I came for the cooper turns out i found more than just gold

    • @oorsmaal3173
      @oorsmaal3173 3 года назад +1

      Unpopular opinion: Dark chocolate is tasty

    • @65tallmax
      @65tallmax 2 года назад

      Dark chocolates the best

    • @crazyhayden
      @crazyhayden 2 года назад

      I have trauma of vomiting after excessively eating dark chocolate, so I prefer white chocolate.
      Wish I could enjoy dark chocolate again :(

    • @rc59191
      @rc59191 2 года назад

      Hershey dark chocolate and milky way midnight is amazing.

  • @duckie4811
    @duckie4811 7 лет назад +723

    Literally the sweetest thing I have seen in my life.

  • @StkyDkNMeBlz
    @StkyDkNMeBlz 5 лет назад +4513

    *Uh oh... I dropped 2000 pounds of bombs instead of chocolate. Oopsie*

  • @acel2413
    @acel2413 2 года назад +19

    RIP OCTOBER 10, 1920 - FEBRUARY 16, 2022
    Passed away at the Age of 101. Thank you for your service.

  • @microusb42069
    @microusb42069 4 года назад +77

    When we said the kids were appreciating smelling the wrappers my heart kinda sank man

    • @hagamapama
      @hagamapama 3 года назад +3

      The end of WWII was terribly hard on German children. It took a long time before either version of Germany was truly back on its feet.

  • @justcommenting7790
    @justcommenting7790 7 лет назад +394

    This melted my heart... what a sweet man ♡

    • @caydens.1250
      @caydens.1250 7 лет назад +4

      *MELTED*, as in CHOCOLATE? I'm sorry...

    • @gabi5501
      @gabi5501 7 лет назад +5

      just commenting *SWEET* and *MELTED*
      seems like a pun to me

    • @falfarsi3959
      @falfarsi3959 7 лет назад +1

      just commenting so sweet!!

    • @chaosregiment6341
      @chaosregiment6341 7 лет назад +13

      Pun intended?

    • @wolfizee6516
      @wolfizee6516 7 лет назад +12

      ba dum tssss

  • @Shahzada
    @Shahzada 7 лет назад +262

    no matter who you are how old are you every one has child inside him

    • @deceptionception
      @deceptionception 6 лет назад +17

      Hmm... is it a .... pregnant woman?

    • @sea_yung
      @sea_yung 6 лет назад +6

      but can u be inside child
      wait

    • @riotbreaker3506
      @riotbreaker3506 5 лет назад

      Even nazi

    • @AABCDXX
      @AABCDXX 5 лет назад

      Made my day XD

    • @romandal8770
      @romandal8770 5 лет назад +3

      That's really sweet(no sarcasm)
      But knowing the internet, you should probably watch your phrasing next time

  • @cbrodeo5935
    @cbrodeo5935 4 года назад +38

    He’s a member of the LDS church and he came to talk at my church once, very wonderful man.

    • @razr-x9666
      @razr-x9666 4 года назад

      Cbrodeo cool I’m also a member

    • @TheSilentWalkerz
      @TheSilentWalkerz 4 года назад +2

      Cbrodeo He was on the documentary “meet the Mormons”

  • @DMH-bt2zo
    @DMH-bt2zo 2 года назад +45

    My condolences goes to his family, It must’ve been a great honor to not only be a war hero or just serving his country, but to bring joy to everyone especially children who are recovering from a calamity.
    Rest In Peace Gail Seymour Halvorsen, one of the greatest of the Greatest Generation, you will be truly missed
    1920-2022

  • @AsianShadowrunner
    @AsianShadowrunner 8 лет назад +595

    One universal truth: *All* children love candy.
    Good video.

    • @Lolrunnermemeking
      @Lolrunnermemeking 7 лет назад +5

      That Guy You Know not everyone

    • @apereason3057
      @apereason3057 7 лет назад +14

      Lolrunner except for everyone

    • @heyo8674
      @heyo8674 7 лет назад

      I've know two people who hate chocolate .-.

    • @cooleslaw
      @cooleslaw 7 лет назад

      +FlawlessHawk 2946 I am turning 11 on July 19 and I don't like candy.

    • @br3adcrust_126
      @br3adcrust_126 6 лет назад +1

      That Guy You Know let's take a moment to acknowledge the kids with a lactose allergy

  • @NathanVeee
    @NathanVeee 6 лет назад +120

    Chocolate? CHOCOLATE?! *CHOCOLATE!!!!!*

  • @sonarchy343
    @sonarchy343 4 года назад +97

    Now, this does put a smile on my face.

    • @alanmalan3819
      @alanmalan3819 4 года назад

      All soviets : hungry and starvation - all americans : we bombed Berlin by kundies "..... It was funny when useful kundies bombed main part of historical buildings of the Berlin, i think.... All bombs came in Berlin by american airforce but just soviets made Berlin hungry and borned starvation here ... Is this video from 2019, isn't that 1960s???

    • @justinlapointe4836
      @justinlapointe4836 3 года назад +1

      @@alanmalan3819 you must be fun at party's bro

  • @subbyplayz6332
    @subbyplayz6332 3 года назад +65

    If Göring were still alive at that time, he would definitely eat all the chocolate.

    • @darnit1944
      @darnit1944 3 года назад +6

      He didnt eat chocolates. He ate cyanide pills.

    • @spicyleaves8876
      @spicyleaves8876 3 года назад +7

      Sadly, he strangled himself instead of seeing all the souls he murdered. What a coward.

    • @spicyleaves8876
      @spicyleaves8876 3 года назад

      @Swag Monke "he" is göring.

    • @carrotized
      @carrotized 3 года назад

      @Swag Monke Herman Göring, a nazi official serving under hitler. he was known to be fat as hell with a gluttonous diet.

    • @jaydendc1545
      @jaydendc1545 3 года назад +1

      @Swag Monke Göring was a Nazi official and a good friend of hitler. He was also the leader of the Luftwaffe (German airforce) and was sentenced to death by firing squad. He took in cyanide and killed himself

  • @wesley.3250
    @wesley.3250 5 лет назад +520

    Sometimes humanity is wonderful

  • @GraceLieu
    @GraceLieu 8 лет назад +1412

    This was such a nice, interesting video!

  • @boon5577
    @boon5577 4 года назад +18

    My dad is a helicopter pilot. I don't know what event it was, but my dad met Gale and gave him a helicopter flight. I've seen the pictures of it. I think it's super cool that this guy's still alive.

  • @mauryginsberg7720
    @mauryginsberg7720 4 года назад +12

    1:55 When he tilts his head and says he likes dark chocolate it's as if for that brief moment a time machine turns him into a child again and the 6 year old him had answered.

  • @JaX-cu7hb
    @JaX-cu7hb 6 лет назад +1258

    *Accidentally drops bombs*

    • @mdante_t
      @mdante_t 6 лет назад +31

      Jackson Walsh lmao.

    • @joew.3354
      @joew.3354 6 лет назад +241

      Kid: ''Uncle Wiggly Wings, that's a hell of a big cand-''

    • @chimchimgotnojams7430
      @chimchimgotnojams7430 6 лет назад +7

      Jackson Walsh noice

    • @princesidon
      @princesidon 6 лет назад +22

      *Not* *funny*

    • @joew.3354
      @joew.3354 6 лет назад +90

      Prince Sidion Dark humor isn't for everyone, I guess

  • @wikoo2807
    @wikoo2807 7 лет назад +276

    i would love to hug this uncle wiggly wings

  • @jellybingey2850
    @jellybingey2850 4 года назад +20

    I remember seeing this guy on meet the Mormons, such a sweet man deserves so much more than good life. He deserved eternal paradise.

  • @liric1187
    @liric1187 3 года назад +12

    Fun fact he got covid and recovered and he is 100 years old!

  • @corablack565
    @corablack565 7 лет назад +1090

    That made my cry of happiness 😂❤️

  • @seanbarry1757
    @seanbarry1757 7 лет назад +57

    In germany we call them "Rosienenbonber" or raisin-bombers because they dropped raisins

    • @seanbarry1757
      @seanbarry1757 7 лет назад +12

      Other nicknames were:
      "Onkel wackelflügel" or uncle wiggly wings
      and "Schokoladenflieger" or chocolate plane/pilot

  • @xigbarassassin
    @xigbarassassin 2 года назад +43

    Fly free, Candy Bomber. You were, and always will be, a hero, an example of peace, and what it means to truly love one another.
    RIP Lt. Gail Halvorsen

  • @drkunglao2315
    @drkunglao2315 4 года назад +25

    I am happy that he brought so much joy to the children of Berlin with those acts of kindness😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

  • @anyarr
    @anyarr 7 лет назад +657

    That one downvoter is a Soviet.
    I guarantee it.

  • @samuelcoolkidlimey7956
    @samuelcoolkidlimey7956 4 года назад +199

    [Everyone liked that]

    • @urban_gse_
      @urban_gse_ 3 года назад +4

      Hes such a sweet little old man. I wanna give him a hug

    • @ft1955
      @ft1955 3 года назад

      [piper liked that]
      [cait disliked that]
      [valentine liked that]

    • @urban_gse_
      @urban_gse_ 3 года назад

      @Offensive man what does that mean bro

  • @Meewee466
    @Meewee466 4 года назад +9

    I ate dinner with this guy and he told me that after his first few flights his commanding officer requested him and said, "is this you?" And pulled out a german newspaper and his plane dropping candy was the front cover, he said it was him and his commanding officer actually praised him for it and encouraged him to keep on going. He also signed a book I have about him and overall it was just a good time.

  • @Levitationable
    @Levitationable 2 года назад +5

    The man just died, may he rest in peace.

  • @Suplexcity69
    @Suplexcity69 5 лет назад +232

    I have had the opportunity to meet him, well not really, i have only really stood behind him whilst he signed autographs. They hold an event in spanish fork Utah every few months (if it is nice weather) where you can meet Gale himself. they drop candy from a helicopter for the kids at the event. usually happens with the spanish fork airshow.

    • @corn7472
      @corn7472 4 года назад +5

      *_You're making me feel unlucky in my lucky day , sir. Please stop this curse._*

    • @UnchiuBaros
      @UnchiuBaros 4 года назад +2

      Me in europe: well shit bois

    • @whoami1449
      @whoami1449 4 года назад +1

      What the hell that is cool

  • @abbynguyen5274
    @abbynguyen5274 7 лет назад +1283

    2:01 pootsie roll XD

  • @kingmilo12
    @kingmilo12 2 года назад +4

    Rest In Peace Gail 02/17/22. Good man.

  • @nickchan6599
    @nickchan6599 2 года назад +8

    Gotten news that he has passed away at 16th of February. This man truly is an icon of selflessness and I salute to him.

    • @zeta1960
      @zeta1960 2 года назад

      May he rest in peace. What a madlad

  • @CyberDurden
    @CyberDurden 8 лет назад +101

    This is basic Air Force history for new recruits. I love the interview.

  • @everettraynor8124
    @everettraynor8124 7 лет назад +65

    UNCLE WIGGLY WINGS
    that's fuckin cute

  • @seamuspeacock346
    @seamuspeacock346 2 года назад +2

    Recently heard about his passing..
    RIP Gail
    Thanks for your service
    1920-2022

  • @TheCanadianAskew
    @TheCanadianAskew 3 года назад +10

    I just realized...this was literal chocolate rain.

  • @mikewizz1895
    @mikewizz1895 4 года назад +153

    *Hey kids, want free candy?*
    YEAH!
    *then get in the bomb bay of the plane*

    • @canisxv9869
      @canisxv9869 4 года назад +9

      The C54 doesnt have a bomb bay its a transport aircraft -.-

    • @santhoshsridhar5887
      @santhoshsridhar5887 4 года назад +6

      @@canisxv9869 you must be fun at parties. Also, how do you know he flew a C54?

    • @justinlapointe4836
      @justinlapointe4836 3 года назад

      @@santhoshsridhar5887 lmao

    • @madfrickinhank346
      @madfrickinhank346 3 года назад

      @@santhoshsridhar5887 you know how dangerous flying a fucking bomber to deliver food and candy is, right

  • @maxd6007
    @maxd6007 6 лет назад +443

    That was a *sweet* story.

  • @vaultboye
    @vaultboye 2 года назад +6

    Rest in peace, Gail Halvorsen.

  • @alfalux7465
    @alfalux7465 4 года назад +7

    In Germany we call that today "Ehre" for respect

  • @micrewreef1527
    @micrewreef1527 6 лет назад +2695

    Edit: I erased my comment so the replies won't makes sense

  • @xxfrostplayz7481
    @xxfrostplayz7481 7 лет назад +165

    not all heros wear capes

    • @xxfrostplayz7481
      @xxfrostplayz7481 7 лет назад +12

      FlawlessHawk 2946 how do u know that tho

    • @agustinvenegas5238
      @agustinvenegas5238 6 лет назад +1

      FlawlessHawk 2946 Dr. Manhattan doesn't, not always at least

    • @aheckinduck2946
      @aheckinduck2946 6 лет назад +4

      FlawlessHawk 2946 not if he's the commando

    • @doantran2410
      @doantran2410 6 лет назад +2

      No real hero has ever worn capes. So your statement doesn't contain a smudge of sense. Unless your talking about fictional heroes. Fictional heroes aren't real heroes they're just gays in unitards

    • @boredtodeath6184
      @boredtodeath6184 6 лет назад +7

      Doan Tran you seem like something bad had just happened to you and now you want to throw your salt on everyone else who is making positive comments

  • @dishsoap3858
    @dishsoap3858 3 года назад +7

    This is so wholesome, like the way he smiles :,o

  • @shittableskits4047
    @shittableskits4047 3 года назад +6

    My friends grandpa actually was one of the children who recieved the chocolates dropped from the sky he told me with his old voice I couldn’t hear well he said it like this
    “I’m poor then I get chocolate from sky drop by big helicopters” he meant plane but he thought it was helicopters but he was happy then he said “I luv chocolate yummy thank u planes”

  • @barryirlandi4217
    @barryirlandi4217 8 лет назад +96

    War is horrible.. Just a tiny bit of humanity helps

    • @maybeidk3778
      @maybeidk3778 6 лет назад

      Barry Irlandi war never changes

    • @gunnargrautnes4451
      @gunnargrautnes4451 6 лет назад +2

      Barry Ireland It is worth pointing out that this happened during the early years of the cold war, not WW2. There was thus no active war in which this humanity, admirable though it is, helped.

  • @SoulCrusherEx
    @SoulCrusherEx 6 лет назад +47

    this guy made my cry so hard.... thx... and be well greetings from Germany ;O...

  • @merle9482
    @merle9482 2 года назад +2

    Bless you Lt Halverson . I knew of him growing up in Germany "Wiggling" the wings brought joy to many many children and thier parents....

  • @keszelll
    @keszelll 4 года назад +5

    everytime i see a vintage wwii plane (which i see quite often) ill say
    "hey, its uncle wiggly wings!"

  • @build2270
    @build2270 4 года назад +52

    "What started off with Two sticks of gum turned into 23 tons of chocolate." wow thats Some People look out side their Own life at the best time possible

  • @johnyoung4441
    @johnyoung4441 6 лет назад +103

    Starvation from the Soviets?
    Ironic.

  • @nathangreer8219
    @nathangreer8219 2 года назад +5

    RIP Col. Halvorsen. Aged 101

  • @NavidR
    @NavidR 2 года назад +3

    Rest in piece, the candy must have been delicious.

  • @vladimirpenguin8845
    @vladimirpenguin8845 4 года назад +73

    Willy Wonka wants to know your location

    • @wildflo267
      @wildflo267 3 года назад +1

      I was just going to comment on how this could've been a childrens' storybook plot crafted by Roald Dahl himself!!

    • @odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347
      @odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347 3 года назад

      69th like.... Noice

  • @danjcollier
    @danjcollier 7 лет назад +10

    The airfield this took place was Tempelhof Flughafen. The current terminal was built in the 1930s. It closed down in 2008 and is now a public park

  • @juststardust8103
    @juststardust8103 4 года назад +1

    That's an amazing story!
    Thank you for sharing it.

  • @lmSheep
    @lmSheep 3 года назад +3

    I had the biggest grin watching this and I didnt even realize. What a sweet and wholesome story!

  • @perturbthepixel1410
    @perturbthepixel1410 5 лет назад +354

    * *camera pans in on a b50 bomber plane* * *captain says:* DROP THE BOMBS
    * *as the doors begon to open, tons of chocolate falls down.* * *captain:* BOI DID YOU JU-

    • @nello7251
      @nello7251 4 года назад +6

      ?

    • @bannaandeggs3705
      @bannaandeggs3705 4 года назад +18

      Yeah you need to work more on our humor comrade.

    • @guardiadecivil6777
      @guardiadecivil6777 4 года назад +9

      you tried man but why would a B50 drop bombs in Berlin when the war was already over before it even did its first flight?

    • @exodusgod3505
      @exodusgod3505 4 года назад

      Ahahahah that was a good one

    • @JupiterKnight
      @JupiterKnight 4 года назад +1

      @@nello7251 Comedy level 0.

  • @mort7987
    @mort7987 6 лет назад +11

    As a German, this brings me to tears. Thank you for helping The Generation of my parents Out when they needed you.

  • @lewiswilson3224
    @lewiswilson3224 Год назад +1

    Rip to this man, such a kind soul, RIP Gail Halverson

  • @victorjarlund4192
    @victorjarlund4192 4 года назад +5

    Candy bomber: alive
    Hersey’s: STONKS

  • @StormWarrior-np1pd
    @StormWarrior-np1pd 4 года назад +18

    Thank you for being the light those children needed! Bless you!

  • @dannymop3028
    @dannymop3028 8 лет назад +47

    Why would someone dislike this?

    • @haijin7484
      @haijin7484 6 лет назад +9

      Commies that’s why.

    • @Mr-Ad-196
      @Mr-Ad-196 6 лет назад +3

      danny mop probably those snowflake communist

    • @wahaha858
      @wahaha858 6 лет назад +3

      probably got 1000kg bombs instead of chocolates

    • @dontcaretbh1335
      @dontcaretbh1335 6 лет назад +1

      I like your profile pic

  • @byron-ih2ge
    @byron-ih2ge 2 года назад +3

    what a legendary man and i feel honoured that he is still alive to tell us this story himself !!

  • @superBAkid
    @superBAkid 4 года назад +1

    Those soldiers saw things I hope we never have to relive. It was a different war nothing like anything we’ve seen since.

  • @jandlyt5011
    @jandlyt5011 5 лет назад +142

    Can I have some chocolate?
    Milk chocolate from Germany

    • @zerosabs3603
      @zerosabs3603 4 года назад +1

      *switzerland

    • @404killer
      @404killer 4 года назад

      noon

    • @Elisa-006
      @Elisa-006 4 года назад +1

      The n00b 1950 🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫 Here you go, sorry you had to wait so long. Greetings from Germany!

    • @xveexgd323
      @xveexgd323 4 года назад

      @@Elisa-006 want some crunch bars?

    • @Elisa-006
      @Elisa-006 4 года назад

      holy doggo Yes please!

  • @malikadevi-bs3pi
    @malikadevi-bs3pi 6 лет назад +321

    #respect

  • @fernandoescobar4014
    @fernandoescobar4014 4 года назад +1

    My glorious lad it’s still alive to this day,Age 98,he will never be forgotten,good luck to him while going to his 100th birthday!

  • @PrsnllJebus
    @PrsnllJebus 4 года назад +2

    We need a holiday to honor his deeds. Seriously this is the purest most kindest kind of person. A real life saint.

  • @KaIIavan
    @KaIIavan 6 лет назад +8

    I love how only a 2 minute video can warm so many people’s hearts so quickly

  • @mithunrajesh6004
    @mithunrajesh6004 6 лет назад +79

    Salute to you.
    Even in times like those, we have righteous human beings.
    The world has to become more like our mysterious and undefined heroes and heroines.

  • @kevindavalos6122
    @kevindavalos6122 4 года назад +8

    We have to keep this man alive. He's a legend. Legends never die .

  • @camtisxr1430
    @camtisxr1430 4 года назад

    Stories worth sharing!!! Thank you great big story.

  • @Immadeus
    @Immadeus 6 лет назад +35

    Sign me up!
    The candy man can!

  • @TheDKGamerz0208
    @TheDKGamerz0208 4 года назад +21

    this is the wholesomeness i need in my life

  • @tuc-dh4df
    @tuc-dh4df 4 года назад

    Some days I need stories like these to stop me going mad, thank you.

  • @ikilledamnesiac
    @ikilledamnesiac 2 года назад

    Nice. Thank god we have this interview

  • @unknownvortexgaming61
    @unknownvortexgaming61 6 лет назад +290

    I met a woman who got this guys candie

  • @kingz0614
    @kingz0614 6 лет назад +31

    Humanity restored

  • @bronchiaosaurus4804
    @bronchiaosaurus4804 4 года назад +3

    This is the most wholesome thing I’ve seen this week

  • @deenanthekemoni9821
    @deenanthekemoni9821 4 года назад +1

    *May this Man Live Forever*
    The World Needs Him.