Out There: Santa Monica Airport
The Goodyear Blimp does a fly-over as hundreds of people gather at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport to remember Griffith Lisle Hoerner, who died in a plane crash off Malibu in October. He was fondly called “Griff,” and as an experienced pilot he was a beloved member of the aviation community.
Hundreds of people gather at Barker Hangar for the memorial to Griffith Lisle Hoerner. The aviation community at Santa Monica Airport is tight-knit and insular, and for much of the last five decades Griff was a ringleader. (Anne Cusack/ Los Angeles Times)
Hans Hoerner, right, speaks about his father, Griffith Lisle Hoerner, as Randy Stein stands beside him during the memorial. (Anne Cusack/ Los Angeles Times)
Robin Davis, 35, of Mar Vista wipes away tears during the memorial for her friend Griffith Lisle Hoerner . (Anne Cusack/ Los Angeles Times)
People wait for the Goodyear Blimp do do a fly-over at Santa Monica Airport in memory of Griffith Lisle Hoerner . (Anne Cusack/ Los Angeles Times)
