The men's families had already traveled to Australia before a memorial service on January 30 in which officials described the men as heroes. Pictures from Wednesday show military personnel saluting the men's coffins, draped in the American flag, as they are transported across the tarmac. First Officer Paul Hudson, from Arizona, and Flight Engineer Rick DeMorgan Jr, from Florida, were also killed in the disaster. Mr DeMorgan Jr had two sons and more than 4,000 hours experience flying waterbomb planes. Mr Fitzsimmons described Mr Hudson as a humble man and an 'absolute professional' while he said Mr DeMorgan Jr was a committed and studious aviator.

Source: Daily Mail February 05, 2020 06:00 UTC