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)
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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)