A memorial service was held at the Royal Australian Air Force base in Richmond, New South Wales, Thursday for three members of a U.S. aircrew who died while fighting bushfires when their air tanker crashed in the state's Snowy Mountains last week.
The big picture: Capt. Ian MacBeth, First Officer Paul Clyde Hudson, and Flight Engineer Rick DeMorgan Jr. died last Thursday when the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by the Canadian company Coulson Aviation, crashed in the Snowy Mountains. A crowdfunding page to support their families had raised nearly $20,000 by 1:15am ET Thursday.
A memorial service has been held today at Richmond RAAF Base to honour the crew of Bomber 134 killed near Cooma last week. @GladysB @M_McCormackMP @DavidElliottMP @RFSCommissioner @FRNSW Paul Baxter joined with family, friends & emergency service workers to pay tribute. #NSWRFS pic.twitter.com/ASUzmEUeWQ
— NSW RFS (@NSWRFS) January 30, 2020
