'It's a bird! It's a plane!' In Alaska, it's both, with a pilot dropping turkeys off to rural homes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- In the remotest reaches of Alaska, there’s no relying on DoorDash to have Thanksgiving dinner — or any dinner — delivered. But some residents living well off the grid nevertheless have turkeys this holiday, thanks to the Alaska Turkey Bomb.
Video: Pilot drops turkeys from plane for neighbors in rural Alaska
Esther Sanderlin is air-dropping turkeys to neighbors, ensuring families in parts of Alaska that are off the gridhave a Thanksgiving meal.
Thanksgiving 'turkey bombs' dropped from plane to off-grid residents
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Thanksgiving turkeys are dropped from the air for some Alaskans living off the grid
For the last couple of Thanksgivings, some Alaskans living in remote areas have been getting turkeys air dropped from small planes.
Thanksgiving Turkeys Get Delivered By Air In Remote Alaska
People living in remote Alaska get their Thanksgiving turkeys delivered by air. The delivery service called 'Alaska Turkey Bomb' flies low-and-slow in a small airplane and drops turkeys from the sky to dozens of Alaskans.
Thanksgiving turkeys dropped from plane
Between 30 and 40 turkey deliveries every year are paid for with donations via social media.
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