Raisin Bombers

Douglas C-54 Skymaster dropping candy during Berlin Airlift, c. 1948/49

Raisin Bombers (German: Rosinenbomber) was the colloquial name given by Berliners to the Western Allied (American and British) transport aircraft which brought in supplies by airlift to West Berlin during the Soviet Berlin Blockade in 1948/1949. In American English they were called Candy Bombers.