The Candy Bomber Foundation is excited to announce the Children of the American Revolution Wasatch Range Chapter 2024 Veteran’s Day Fun Run on November 9 at American Heritage School in American Fork, UT. WHEN: Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 12:00 Noon The Children of the American Revolution Wasatch Range Chapter has chosen to support The… Continue reading 2024 Veteran’s Day Fun Run

The Candy Bomber Foundation is excited to participate in the 2024 Symposium and Convention of The Airlift/Tanker Association at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas as an exhibitor again this year. When: October 31 – November 3, 2024 The Airlift/Tanker Association provides a forum for ensuring that the USA continues to have the air mobility… Continue reading Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium 2024

It’s a time of celebration in Berlin as veterans, Berlin kids, government officials, and Halvorsen family members gather at the Blockade Memorial at Tempelhof to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the end of the Berlin Blockade.

Our Mission Continues Celebration May 18th, 2024 Come celebrate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Berlin Airlift and the groundbreaking of the Halvorsen Heritage Center on May 18th at the Spanish Fork Airport!!! 2:00pm  Groundbreaking at the North end of the airport, by the National Guard Armory; Free to the public. 6:00pm Mission… Continue reading Get Your Gala Tickets: Berlin Airlift Mission Accomplished!

You may have noticed that our website has a new address! The Halvorsen Aviation Foundation wouldn’t exist without our namesake, Gail Halvorsen, the famous Berlin Candy Bomber. This month marks two years since his passing. We honor his memory and express our love for him and gratitude for his legacy. But Gail wasn’t always famous.… Continue reading The Candy Bomber

This year the Airlift/Tanker Association Conference was held in Grapevine, Texas at the Gaylord Convention center. There was a large turnout of Airlift professionals—around 4,000! Colonel Gail Halvorsen loved the A/TA, and was honored to be in their Hall of Fame. He rarely missed an opportunity to attend this annual gathering of Airlift professionals. Jim… Continue reading A/TA Conference in Grapevine, TX 2023

Today there was an assembly held at the Bear River High School in Garland Utah to celebrate Veteran’s Day. Colonel Gail Halvorsen’s story was highlighted by three of his children, Brad, Denise and Marilyn.             Bear River High School graduate Gail Halvorsen is the world-famous Berlin Candy Bomber and was… Continue reading 2023 Bear River High School Veterans Day/ Art Against Walls

When Colonel Gail Halvorsen spoke to the children attending the Gail S. Halvorsen Schule—an elementary school named in his honor in Berlin, Germany—he always encouraged them to have grateful, hopeful hearts and to spread that hope and faith in a better future to others. They are doing just that! Recently, the Gail S. Halvorsen Schule… Continue reading Art Against Walls, October 2023

Today is Colonel Halvorsen’s 103rd birthday. We love and miss him and remember him with joy and tenderness.

Wings and Wheels was a great success! This event is very community focused and is also a great introduction to the Halvorsen Foundation. The Spanish Fork Airport open house was held on September 22, 2023. Our STEM Fun Bus was there with plenty of STEM activities for the kids, including making and launching rockets! This… Continue reading Wings & Wheels 2023