The Berlin Airlift: How Candy Bombers Saved a City

In 1948, the Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin, cutting off food and fuel to over two million people. The Western Allies responded with the Berlin Airlift, a year-long operation that delivered 2.3 million tons of supplies by plane. This episode focuses on the human side of the airlift: the pilots who flew constant sorties, the Berliners who survived on meager rations, and the Candy Bomber, Gail Halvorsen, who dropped parachutes of sweets to children. We explore the logistics, the near-disaster of Black Friday, and how the airlift became a symbol of Cold War resolve. If today's episode was worth a coffee, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. #BerlinAirlift #ColdWar #GailHalvorsen #CandyBomber #BlackFridayAirlift #TemplehofAirport #BerlinBlockade #Luftbrücke #Rosinenbomber #WestBerlin #Stalin #Truman #1948 #History #FexingoHistory #Germany #AviationHistory #HumanitarianAid Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo