Desc: Gail S Halvorsen: The Berlin Candy Bomber: Directed by Rob Sibley. With Gail Halvorsen. During the early days of the Cold War a courageous young pilot Gail S. Halvorsen volunteered to fly food into the blocked city of Berlin. Upon meeting some of the children of the beleaguered city Lt. Halvorsen got the idea to drop candy to them as he landed his C-54 cargo plane at Templehof Airport. This action has endeared Gail Halvorsen, not only to the children of Berlin, but to all the people of Germany.