‘It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane!’ in Alaska, It’s Both, With Pilot Tossing Turkeys to Rural Homes

This image taken from video shows a plane from Alaska Turkey Bomb, which was started by Esther Keim to air drop frozen turkeys for Thanksgiving to people living in remote rural Alaska, flying, in Alaska in November 2024. Mountain Mind Media/Alaska Gear Company via AP

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.

For the third straight year, 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.