The Berlin Airlift and Candy Bombers

The American pilot Gail Halvorsen

The Berlin Airlift and Candy Bombers

From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Length: 00:25:00

Berlin the capital of Germany, was in a difficult situation after world war 2: The city was split into sectors by the allied forces. Military jets were then needed for supplying the population with food and amenities. We'll take you on an exciting transatlantic time travel. You probably know from the history books about The Berlin-Air-Blockade 1948/9? Do you know that it happened after the second world war?, as west Berlin was sealed off by the Soviets and American and British aid-aircrafts had to fly over Berlin and drop all the necessary humanitarian supplies to the people. Without these essential supplies the people of Berlin would have perished. On his missions the American pilot Gail Halvorsen also made sure that the children were happy, by dropping candy and sweets for them . Wow! Now he has reached the ripe old age of 90 and took his time to be interviewed by the kid's the Grundschule in taunusviertel, in lichtenrade Berlin. So let's not get stuck in a boring history book, let's connect direct into the classroom via web cam. Wow that was thrilling for everyone. And also, he wore the same uniform for us that he wore in 1948 during those missions, in his affectionately named aircraft: candy Bomber. So you can tune in and listen to Gail reminiscing about his experience 60 years ago. Read the full description.

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Playing: The Berlin Airlift and Candy Bombers
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network

Img_3971_small_small On June 24, the Soviets severed land and water communications between the non-Soviet zones and Berlin.
The Soviets stopped supplying food to the civilian population in the non-Soviet sectors of Berlin.
Surface traffic from non-Soviet zones to Berlin was blockaded, leaving open only the air corridors.
In a exclusive interview Radijojo speak with, via Skype, former Airforce Pilot, Gail Halverson, about his experiences during those days.
So let's not get stuck in a boring history book, let's connect direct into the classroom via web cam.
Wow that was thrilling for everyone. And also, he wore the same uniform for us that he wore in 1948 during those missions, in his affectionately named aircraft: candy Bomber.
So you can tune in and listen to Gail reminiscing about his experience 60 years ago.

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Piece Description

On June 24, the Soviets severed land and water communications between the non-Soviet zones and Berlin.
The Soviets stopped supplying food to the civilian population in the non-Soviet sectors of Berlin.
Surface traffic from non-Soviet zones to Berlin was blockaded, leaving open only the air corridors.
In a exclusive interview Radijojo speak with, via Skype, former Airforce Pilot, Gail Halverson, about his experiences during those days.
So let's not get stuck in a boring history book, let's connect direct into the classroom via web cam.
Wow that was thrilling for everyone. And also, he wore the same uniform for us that he wore in 1948 during those missions, in his affectionately named aircraft: candy Bomber.
So you can tune in and listen to Gail reminiscing about his experience 60 years ago.

Broadcast History

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Intro and Outro

INTRO:

The Berlin Airlift - a symbol of the cold war. More than 60 years later, candy bomber pilot Gail Halvorsen - now 90 years old - talks to students in Berlin about the airlift, the cold war and about lessons for future generations.

OUTRO:

This interview is part of "Across the Ocean", the Transatlantic Radio for Kids by Kids. Check out www.across-the-ocean.org to hear and see the amazing contributions of thousands of children from both sides of the Atlantic to this radio bridge between America and Europe!

If your school class or youth media club wants to share and exchange reports, songs and poems with kids in Europe: please send a mail to transatlantic@radijojo.de.

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Additional Credits

Thanks to Gail Halvorsen for his personal commitment to this amazing project. Thanks go also to the City of Berlin for its support.