Farewell  by salza

Farewell

I attended the funeral today of a brave firefighting chopper pilot. There was a fly by where the chopper peeled away whilst the spotter plane and fixed wing waterbomber flew over the church.
Not the greatest photo but a very poignant moment for all attending the celebration of Darrell's life. May he fly forever.
Nicely done, may he RIP.
April 30th, 2015  
Great shot.
April 30th, 2015  
Very special indeed. Such a dangerous job...
April 30th, 2015  
Nice tribute to Darrell. May he rest in peace.
April 30th, 2015  
Great capture
April 30th, 2015  
A great tribute one of our firefighting Hero's
April 30th, 2015  
These moments can leave a lasting impact at a funeral- nice shot and tribute :)
April 30th, 2015  
A fitting tribute to a brave man. May he rest in peace.
April 30th, 2015  
"Great Pictures" are made of telling and poignant moments... Without knowing more than what I see here and your brief tribute, I'm very touched and saddened for him and those who knew and loved him. You chose your picture well...the rest can wait.
April 30th, 2015  
Super great capture and tribute:)
April 30th, 2015  
Great meaningful capture
April 30th, 2015  
Great tribute
April 30th, 2015  
I don't now the story behind your photo but clearly a poignant tribute. Most of us go to work with the expectation that we return some 8 or 9 ours later, safe and sound. There are some very brave people, for whom this is not the norm.
April 30th, 2015  
Wonderful tribute!
April 30th, 2015  
What a wonderful tribute Sally. I hope the fire he was attending wasn't deliberately lit which is the case with many of our bush fires.
May 1st, 2015  
This is poignant and a lovely tribute. I have always respected fire fighters, but watching them put out the fire in our house, I saw first hand how scary their work is, even in a relatively routine situation.
May 1st, 2015  
A lovely remembrance photo. Love the soft whispy clouds also.
May 1st, 2015  
@onewing Babs most of the fires are caused due to negligence. When conditions are very dry and windy (as it has been over the last month or so) something as simple as throwing a cigarette butt out can result in a fire.
May 1st, 2015  
wonderful tribute in his honour! I have goosebums just reading this
May 1st, 2015  
Some background info to why this picture was taken. Last Wednesday afternoon the fire choppers were deployed to fight a fire nearby. Here is a link to one of the first news reports - http://iolmobile.co.za/#!/article/fire-chopper-crash-kills-two-1.1849184 and http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/5c720b00481f2d58ab8dab99b16eb747/Probeundefinedintoundefinedfireundefinedhelicopterundefinedcrashundefinedunderway-20152304I
I met Darrell and his wife not long after they moved to Tulbagh.

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May 1st, 2015  
Great tribute.
May 1st, 2015  
lovely tribute!
May 1st, 2015  
It's the perfect moment and a fine tribute. Well done.
May 2nd, 2015  
Great capture
May 2nd, 2015  
Oh Sally! Such a fabulous tribute!
May 11th, 2015  
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