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Why did the candy bomber drop candy

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Answer: Candy Bomber' delivered chocolate, hope to Berlin

Step-by-step explanation:

Halvorsen piloted C-47s and C-54s during the Berlin airlift (Operation Vittles). During that time he founded "Operation Little Vittles", an effort to raise morale in Berlin by dropping candy via miniature parachute to the city's residents.

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