The Candy Bomber

I was reading an article about a design concept for something called a "seed bomb" which is intended to combat deforestation and desertification. When dropped from a plane, the "seed bomb" disassembles mid-air, dispersing biodegradable seed "warheads" over a large area.

In any event, although I like the concept that's not the point. The article mentioned another kind of bomb dropped over the heads of children in the aftermath of WWII that I had never heard about.

From EAA Chapter 309 (I'm not sure what that is!)...

Unlike most children, they did not beg money or candy from him, but just stood and watched. In a flash, an idea came to him. "You kids wait until tomorrow and I will drop you some candy from my airplane."

The next day, Halverson kept his promise and dropped three small handkerchief parachutes of candy from the plane. He used the flare chute in the bottom of the plane. From that first idea grew a daily effort to drop candy from the sky to the German children.