Coverage dated November 27, 2024

Pilot in Alaska air drops turkeys for residents in remote homes who can't run out to a grocery store

Headline from CBS News

A resident named Esther Keim has been flying low and slow in a small plane over rural parts of south-central Alaska, dropping frozen turkeys to those who can't simply run out to the grocery store.

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Reports & sources

22 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    ‘It's a bird! It's a plane!' In Alaska, it's both, with a pilot tossing turkeys to rural homes (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    One resident has been flying in a small plane over rural parts of Alaska, dropping frozen turkeys to those who can't simply run out to the grocery store.

  2. New York Post

    Alaska pilot to toss frozen Thanksgiving turkeys out of plane to residents in rural areas (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Esther Keim has been dropping frozen turkeys from her plane to people who can’t get to the grocery store in rural parts of Alaska.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    'It's a bird! It's a plane!' In Alaska, it's both, with pilot tossing turkeys to rural homes (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    This year, a pilot is delivering 32 frozen turkeys to people living year-round in cabins where there are no roads.

  4. Green Field Reporter

    'It's a bird! It's a plane!' In Alaska, it's both, with a pilot dropping turkeys off to rural homes - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — 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.

  5. Daily Journal

    'It's a bird! It's a plane!' In Alaska, it's both, with a pilot dropping turkeys off to rural homes (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — 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.

  6. Kokomo Tribune

    'It's a bird! It's a plane!' In Alaska, it's both, with a pilot tossing turkeys to rural homes | Nation/World News (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    In the remotest reaches of Alaska, there’s no relying on DoorDash to have Thanksgiving dinner delivered. But some residents living well off the grid nevertheless have turkeys this holiday, thanks

  7. Fortune

    ‘Alaska Turkey Bomb’ pilot drops frozen birds to rural residents who can’t run to the grocery store for Thanksgiving (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Who can’t run to the grocery store for Thanksgiving

  8. CBS News

    Pilot in Alaska air drops turkeys for residents in remote homes who can't run out to a grocery store (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    A resident named Esther Keim has been flying low and slow in a small plane over rural parts of south-central Alaska, dropping frozen turkeys to those who can't simply run out to the grocery store.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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