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c2010., Juvenile, Charlesbridge Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: Tells the story of American Air Force Pilot Gail Halvorsen, who became known as the "Chocolate Pilot" due to his habit of dropping candy and bubble gum for children during the Berlin Airlift. Features black-and-white photographs throughout.
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c2010., Charlesbridge Call No: 943 .1550874 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes the efforts of US Air Force Lieutenant Gail Halvorsen to aid the children in Russian-blockaded West Berlin by dropping packages filled with candy from the air. Features personal photographs, along with letters and drawings from the children of Berlin.
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c2010., Juvenile, Watertown, MA Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Candy was so scarce in Berlin in 1948 that when American Air Force Lieutenant Gail Halvorsen gave a few sticks of gum to a group of German children, they tore the wrappers into strips to pass around so they all could have a chance to smell them. The children's excitement inspired Halvorsen to start "candy drops," parachuting down small packages of treats as the U.S. Air Force flew food into West Berlin.
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c2010., Charlesbridge Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "World War II was over, and Berlin was in ruins. US Air Force Lieutenant Gail Halvorsen knew the children of the city were suffering. They were hungry and afraid. The young pilot wanted to help, but what could one man in one plane do?"--dust jacket flap.
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c2010., Juvenile, Charlesbridge Call No: 943 TUNNELL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of American Air Force Pilot Gail Halvorsen, who became known as the "Chocolate Pilot" due to his habit of dropping candy and bubble gum for children during the Berlin Airlift. Features black-and-white photographs throughout.
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[2010]., Juvenile, Charlesbridge Call No: B HAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "World War II was over, and Berlin was in ruins. US Air Force Lieutenant Gail Halvorsen knew the children of the city were suffering. They were hungry and afraid. The young pilot wanted to help, but what could one man in one plane do?" --Dust jacket flap.
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-- One woman's dramatic fight in Afghanistan and on the home front2020., Juvenile, Philomel Books Call No: B HEGER Edition: Young readers edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Pilot Mary Jennings Hegar was shot down while on a medivac mission in Afghanistan. Despite being wounded, her courageous actions saved the lives of her crew and their patients, earning her the Purple Heart. More importantly, it marked the beginning of the mission to allow women to serve openly on battle front lines.
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Ã2020., Adolescent, Penguin Books Call No: MEMOIR NF HEG Edition: Young readers ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Mary Jennings Hegar discusses her experiences as a helicopter pilot in the National Guard.
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2016., Hachette Books Call No: WAR Edition: 1st ed.: October 20 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the story of World War II pioneering naval aviator, Paul Irving "Pappy" Gunn, and his mission to rescue his family from a Japanese internment camp in the Philippines, where they were taken while he carried out a top-secret mission to Australia. Includes discussion of the effect his aeronautical innovations had on modern air warfare.
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[2017]., Adolescent, Chicago Review Press Call No: BIOGRAPHY NF URE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Women of action (Chicago, Ill.)Summary Note: A biography of World War II pilot Gertrude Tompkins, a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots who disappeared in October 1944, covering her childhood, her pilot training, her disappearance, and the search for her remains.
