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Description A U.S. Air Force Douglas C-54 Skymaster making a "Little Vittles" candy drop (note the parachutes below the tail of the C-54) on approach to a Berlin airfield. Aircrews dropped candy to children during the Berlin Airlift.
Date circa 1948-1949
Source National Museum of the U.S. Air Force photo 050426-F-1234P-012
Author USAF

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In the photo, a C-54 Skymaster drops candy onto (presumably) waiting children in Berlin, who did not have access to sweets and candy a child might otherwise have.

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