(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gabe Duggar playing the Candy Bomber, Gail Halvorsen, gives two sticks of gun to children in West Berlin Germany, in the Mueller Park Jr High production of "The Berlin Candy Bomber" at Woods Cross High School, Saturday, November 11, 2017.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) , Mueller Park Jr High students playing children from West Berlin sing the final song in their production of "The Berlin Candy Bomber" at Woods Cross High School, Saturday, November 11, 2017.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mueller Park Jr High students playing children from West Berlin, chase handkerchiefs with candy bars attached in the Mueller Park Jr High production of "The Berlin Candy Bomber" at Woods Cross High School, Saturday, November 11, 2017.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gabe Duggar poses for a photo with Candy Bomber, Gail Halvorsen, after playing the part of Gail Halvorsen in the Mueller Park Jr High production of "The Berlin Candy Bomber" at Woods Cross High School, Saturday, November 11, 2017.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mueller Park Jr High students playing children from West Berlin, chase handkerchiefs with candy bars attached in the Mueller Park Jr High production of "The Berlin Candy Bomber" at Woods Cross High School, Saturday, November 11, 2017.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mueller Park Jr High students playing children from West Berlin, chase handkerchiefs with candy bars attached in the Mueller Park Jr High production of "The Berlin Candy Bomber" at Woods Cross High School, Saturday, November 11, 2017.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gabe Duggar meets Gail Halvorsen, after playing the part of Gail Halvorsen in the Mueller Park Jr High production of "The Berlin Candy Bomber" at Woods Cross High School, Saturday, November 11, 2017.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gail Halvorsen waves to the cast of the Mueller Park Jr High production of "The Berlin Candy Bomber" after speaking to them between performances, at Woods Cross High School, Saturday, November 11, 2017.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gabe Duggar meets Gail Halvorsen, after playing the part of Gail Halvorsen in the Mueller Park Jr High production of "The Berlin Candy Bomber" at Woods Cross High School, Saturday, November 11, 2017.
Students at Mueller Park Junior High School on Friday and Saturday performed “The Berlin Candy Bomber,” an original musical based on the story of Gail Halvorsen.
Halvorsen, a Utah native, delivered candy by airplane to German children after World War II. The famed airman gave a video presentation at both performances of the musical.
See images from Saturday night’s performance in the gallery above.
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