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Photos: Turkeys flew to Immokalee

Srijita Chattopadhyay
Naples Daily News
The Douglas DC-3 arrives at the Immokalee Regional Airport, Saturday morning on Nov. 10, 2018. The flight brought with it 300 frozen turkeys and fixings, which were handed out to the families in need during the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event.
The Douglas DC-3 arrives at the Immokalee Regional Airport, Saturday morning on Nov. 10, 2018. The flight brought with it 300 frozen turkeys and fixings, which were handed out to the families in need during the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event.
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Over 300 people gathered at the Immokalee Regional Airport, Saturday morning, Nov. 10, 2018, for the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event. The event provides low income families with a frozen Turkey  and fixings, which arrives in a vintage DC-3 aircraft, an aircraft used during World War I.
Over 300 people gathered at the Immokalee Regional Airport, Saturday morning, Nov. 10, 2018, for the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event. The event provides low income families with a frozen Turkey and fixings, which arrives in a vintage DC-3 aircraft, an aircraft used during World War I.
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Five-year-old Oseline Ceslestin, waits in line with her mother at the Immokalee Regional Airport on Saturday morning, to collect a frozen turkey and fixings at the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event on Nov. 10, 2018.
Five-year-old Oseline Ceslestin, waits in line with her mother at the Immokalee Regional Airport on Saturday morning, to collect a frozen turkey and fixings at the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event on Nov. 10, 2018.
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Over 300 people gathered at the Immokalee Regional Airport, Saturday morning, Nov. 10, 2018, for the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event. 
The event provides families in need with a frozen Turkey  and fixings, which arrives in a vintage DC-3 aircraft, an aircraft used during World War II.
Over 300 people gathered at the Immokalee Regional Airport, Saturday morning, Nov. 10, 2018, for the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event. The event provides families in need with a frozen Turkey and fixings, which arrives in a vintage DC-3 aircraft, an aircraft used during World War II.
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Cousins, Leimy Lopez, Emily Lopez and Erica Gomez Lopez, pet Hogan the puppy, while waiting in line for the Turkeys Take Flight event on Nov. 10, 2018 at Immokalee Regional Airport.
Cousins, Leimy Lopez, Emily Lopez and Erica Gomez Lopez, pet Hogan the puppy, while waiting in line for the Turkeys Take Flight event on Nov. 10, 2018 at Immokalee Regional Airport.
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Over 300 people gathered at the Immokalee Regional Airport, Saturday morning, Nov. 10, 2018, for the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event. The event provides low income families with a frozen Turkey  and fixings, which arrives in a vintage DC-3 aircraft, an aircraft used during World War II.
Over 300 people gathered at the Immokalee Regional Airport, Saturday morning, Nov. 10, 2018, for the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event. The event provides low income families with a frozen Turkey and fixings, which arrives in a vintage DC-3 aircraft, an aircraft used during World War II.
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A young child waits in line to get a snow cone at the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event at the Immokalee Regional Airport, Saturday morning on Nov. 10, 2018.
A young child waits in line to get a snow cone at the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event at the Immokalee Regional Airport, Saturday morning on Nov. 10, 2018.
Srijita Chattopadhyay/Naples Daily News
The Douglas DC-3 arrives at the Immokalee Regional Airport, Saturday morning on Nov. 10, 2018. The flight brought with it 300 frozen turkeys and fixings, which were handed out to families in need, during the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event.
The Douglas DC-3 arrives at the Immokalee Regional Airport, Saturday morning on Nov. 10, 2018. The flight brought with it 300 frozen turkeys and fixings, which were handed out to families in need, during the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event.
Srijita Chattopadhyay/Naples Daily News
The Douglas DC-3 arrives at the Immokalee Regional Airport, Saturday morning on Nov. 10, 2018. The flight brought with it 300 frozen turkeys and fixings, which were handed out to families in need, during the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event.
The Douglas DC-3 arrives at the Immokalee Regional Airport, Saturday morning on Nov. 10, 2018. The flight brought with it 300 frozen turkeys and fixings, which were handed out to families in need, during the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event.
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The Immokalee Fire Rescue honors the Douglas DC-3 flight with a water cannon salute as the aircraft arrives at the Immokalee Regional Airport, on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. The plane, which flew from Fort Lauderdale International Airport for the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight, carried 300 frozen turkeys and Thanksgiving dinner fixings to be distributed to families with needs in Immokalee.
The Immokalee Fire Rescue honors the Douglas DC-3 flight with a water cannon salute as the aircraft arrives at the Immokalee Regional Airport, on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. The plane, which flew from Fort Lauderdale International Airport for the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight, carried 300 frozen turkeys and Thanksgiving dinner fixings to be distributed to families with needs in Immokalee.
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The Douglas DC-3 arrives at the Immokalee Regional Airport, Saturday morning on Nov. 10, 2018 for the sixth annual Turkeys take Flight. 

The fixed-wing propeller-driven airliner revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting effect on the airline industry and World War II.
The Douglas DC-3 arrives at the Immokalee Regional Airport, Saturday morning on Nov. 10, 2018 for the sixth annual Turkeys take Flight. The fixed-wing propeller-driven airliner revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s. Its lasting effect on the airline industry and World War II.
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Volunteers of the Rotary Club form an assembly line as they unload nearly 300 frozen turkeys and fixings from the DC-3 aircraft for the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event at the Immokalee Regional Airport, Saturday morning, Nov. 10, 2018.
Volunteers of the Rotary Club form an assembly line as they unload nearly 300 frozen turkeys and fixings from the DC-3 aircraft for the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event at the Immokalee Regional Airport, Saturday morning, Nov. 10, 2018.
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Alexa Chavarria, 12, a 6th-grade volunteer from the Redlands Christian Migrant School in Immokalee, hands down one of the many frozen turkeys that were flown from Fort Lauderdale International Airport to Immokalee Regional Airport for the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event on Nov. 10, 2018.
Alexa Chavarria, 12, a 6th-grade volunteer from the Redlands Christian Migrant School in Immokalee, hands down one of the many frozen turkeys that were flown from Fort Lauderdale International Airport to Immokalee Regional Airport for the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event on Nov. 10, 2018.
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Over 300 people gathered at the Immokalee Regional Airport, Saturday morning, Nov. 10, 2018, for the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event. The event provides low income families with a frozen Turkey  and fixings, which arrives in a vintage DC-3 aircraft, an aircraft used during World War II.
Over 300 people gathered at the Immokalee Regional Airport, Saturday morning, Nov. 10, 2018, for the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event. The event provides low income families with a frozen Turkey and fixings, which arrives in a vintage DC-3 aircraft, an aircraft used during World War II.
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Immokalee resident, Deonisa Lopez, fans her 11-month daughter, Keylie, as she waits in line to receive a frozen turkey and fixings during the Turkeys take Flight event on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018.
Immokalee resident, Deonisa Lopez, fans her 11-month daughter, Keylie, as she waits in line to receive a frozen turkey and fixings during the Turkeys take Flight event on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018.
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A family departs after collecting their bag of goodies from the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event on Nov. 10, 2018, at the Immokalee Regional Airport. The event provided families in need with a frozen turkey and fixings. The food arrived in a vintage DC-3 aircraft, an aircraft used during World War II.
A family departs after collecting their bag of goodies from the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event on Nov. 10, 2018, at the Immokalee Regional Airport. The event provided families in need with a frozen turkey and fixings. The food arrived in a vintage DC-3 aircraft, an aircraft used during World War II.
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A families departs after collecting their bag of goodies from the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event on Nov. 10, 2018, at the Immokalee Regional Airport. The event provided families in need with a frozen turkey and fixings. The food arrived in a vintage DC-3 aircraft, an aircraft used during World War II.
A families departs after collecting their bag of goodies from the sixth annual Turkeys Take Flight event on Nov. 10, 2018, at the Immokalee Regional Airport. The event provided families in need with a frozen turkey and fixings. The food arrived in a vintage DC-3 aircraft, an aircraft used during World War II.
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