Sentence examples for dropping supplies from inspiring English sources

Chartered planes swooped in and out, some dropping supplies to the town.

But for the first several days helicopters merely flew overhead, sometimes dropping supplies in the vicinity.

The crew wave to the plane dropping supplies to the island, where they wait to be rescued.

The government has sent Blackhawk helicopters and other military aircraft to assist in the evacuation and relief effort, dropping supplies to trapped towns, officials said.

The UN would help with dropping supplies into Deir ez-Zor, which is under siege by Isis and inaccessible by road.

The UN confirmed that a white Antonov transport aircraft with false markings to make it look like a UN plane had been seen dropping supplies in an area where a rebel commander, David Yau Yau, has been operating.

US military cargo planes have dropped supplies, though not enough to prevent deaths from starvation.

In recent weeks, American transport planes have dropped supplies of ammunition, food, water, blankets, and even food for the horses that many Northern Alliance soldiers ride.

The company also has expanded its aviation division, which provides airplane and helicopter maintenance and also drops supplies into hard-to-reach military bases.

A British plane left an RAF base to drop supplies; earlier Tony Abbott, the prime minister of Australia, said his country was preparing to join the aid flights.

Aircraft were used on occasion to drop supplies to cut-off or besieged forces, but the methods were primitive in the extreme: bags of food, medical supplies, or munitions were dropped from bomb racks or simply heaved over the side.