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Anchorage firm flies aid to disaster zones
Posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2009
ANCHORAGE - An Anchorage-based carrier is delivering emergency supplies to Samoa and Indonesia to support relief efforts following earthquakes and a tsunami.
Lynden Air Cargo tells the Anchorage Daily News it's flying water, blankets, beds and other supplies.
It has positioned an L100-30 Hercules aircraft in Australia and Singapore to fly supplies into disaster areas. Such flights started Oct. 1.
Lynden says it has six Hercules positioned worldwide specializing in serving remote sites.