One hellofa band... and a great group of guys! RIP.

Beautiful fractal

Very beautiful tribute to them

Yep, them Guitarslinger types just need to flat stay away from Planes and Helicopters(Stevie Ray Vaughn-1990)....and Motorcycles(Duane Allman-1971). Super Apo work Peace

Ohhh....This is a masterful image composition friend, amazing tribute indeed, excellent work!

You did a magnificent job on this moving dedi Barb, I had no idea it had been so long

what a trip! i was just watching pawn stars and this guy wanted to sell a Ronnie van Zant hat that he wore. they were by far the best southern rock band, loved their music, great tribute to a super band Barb. i still have a original lp with the cover of them on fire that died in the crash.

Lovely tribute!!

What a cool image Barb.

A wonderful tribute!

Beautiful tribute. Corrie

sweet home alabama rip guys.

La tragédie du jeudi 20 octobre 1977[modifier] L'encadrement de Lynyrd Skynyrd a planifié pour l'automne 1977 une tournée américaine d'une importance cruciale pour promouvoir le nouvel album Street Survivors mais aussi pour enfin faire du groupe le leader incontestable du rock américain devant le trio composé de Ted Nugent, Aerosmith et Kiss. 45 dates sont officiellement planifiées d'octobre 1977 jusqu'au premier février 1978 à Honolulu, mais l'encadrement espère convaincre de nombreux promoteurs à travers tous les États-Unis et le Canada pour atteindre au minimum les 60 concerts vendus. A moyen terme, le groupe espère effectuer une tournée européenne en 1978 pour asseoir son statut de groupe phare du rock américain, en espérant s'imposer en tête d'affiche des plus grands festivals de l'été 1978. Pour une tournée d'une telle importance, il est hors de question en raison de contraintes géographiques et logistiques de se déplacer en bus comme c'est l'usage. Un recours à l'avion s'impose pour se déplacer facilement entre deux villes souvent éloignées de plusieurs centaines de kilomètres, mais aussi pour limiter la fatigue des musiciens et de leur encadrement technique de premier niveau. C'est ainsi que l'encadrement fait appel aux services de la société L&J Company basée à Addison qui met à la disposition de Lynyrd Skynyrd un bimoteur de type Convair 240 portant l'immatriculation civile N55VM3, troisième exemplaire du type a être sorti d'usine en 1947. L'équipage de l'avion est formé par le pilote Walter McCreary et son co-pilote William Gray, tous les deux employés par la société Falcon Aviation basée elle-aussi à Addison. La tournée commence officiellement le samedi 15 octobre 1977 au Sportatorium de Miami. Le lendemain 16 octobre 1977, le groupe joue à St. Petersburg puis fait relâche le lundi 17 octobre 1977, journée de la publication officielle de l'album Street Survivors en Amérique du nord. La tournée reprend le mardi 18 octobre 1977 au Civic Centre de Lakeland et se poursuit le mercredi 19 octobre 1977 à Greenville, avec un nouveau concert programmé le vendredi 21 octobre 1977 à Baton Rouge. Le jeudi 20 octobre 1977, peu après 16 heures, le Convair 240 N55VM décolle de l'aéroport de Greenville à destination de l'aéroport Ryan de Baton Rouge, avec à son bord 26 personnes, dont deux membres d'équipage. Le temps de vol est estimé à 2 heures 43' avec une quantité de carburant embarqué pour 5 heures de vol. A 18 heures 42, l'équipage contacte le contrôle aérien de Houston et demande à être dérouté en urgence vers l'aéroport le plus proche. L'accident qui s'ensuit coûte la vie à plusieurs membres du groupe, dont le chanteur Ronnie Van Zant, le guitariste Steve Gaines et sa sœur Cassie mais également à leur manager Dean Kilpatrick, au pilote Walter McCreary et au co-pilote William Gray. Les autres membres du groupe s'en sortent vivants, malgré de graves blessures. The tragedy of Thursday, October 20, 1977 [edit] The supervision of Lynyrd Skynyrd planned for the fall of 1977 a U.S. tour crucial to promote the new album Street Survivors but also to finally group the undisputed leader before the American rock trio Ted Nugent, Aerosmith and Kiss. 45 dates are officially scheduled for October 1977 to February 1, 1978 in Honolulu, but leadership hopes to convince many developers all over the United States and Canada to reach at least 60 concerts sold. In the medium term, the group hopes to make a European tour in 1978 to establish its status as a leading group of American rock, hoping to impose headlining the biggest festivals of the summer of 1978. For a tour of this magnitude, it is out of the question due to geographical and logistical bus services as is customary. An appeal to the aircraft required to move easily between two remote towns often hundreds of kilometers, but also to limit fatigue musicians and their technical support first level. Thus the frame uses the services of L & J Company based in Addison, which provides a twin Lynyrd Skynyrd type Convair 240 carrying the civil registration N55VM3 third copy of the guy coming out of plant in 1947. The crew of the plane formed by the pilot Walter McCreary and co-pilot William Gray, both employed by the company itself based Falcon Aviation also Addison. The tour officially starts Saturday, October 15, 1977 in Miami Sportatorium. The next day October 16, 1977, the band performed in St. Petersburg and then takes a break Monday, October 17, 1977, the day of the official publication of the album Street Survivors in North America. The tour resumes Tuesday, October 18, 1977 at Lakeland Civic Center and continues Wednesday, October 19, 1977 in Greenville, with a new concert scheduled Friday, October 21, 1977 in Baton Rouge. Thursday, 20 October 1977, shortly after 16 o'clock, the Convair 240 N55VM off Airport Greenville Airport destination Ryan Baton Rouge, with 26 people on board, including two crew members. The flight time is estimated at 2:43, with a quantity of fuel on board for 5 hours. At 6:42 p.m., the crew contacted air traffic control in Houston and asked to be diverted to the emergency airport. The ensuing accident cost the lives of several members of the group, whose lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and his sister Cassie but also their manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary and co-pilot William Gray . The other group members are doing alive, despite serious injuries. in memories !!!

Shining.

Wonderful work!!!!!!

fabulous image

Beautiful image and tribute my friend.

terrific tribute!

wonderful tribute

A beautiful tribute and I like how you have combined the fractal with the leaves.

an awesome tribute one of the best southern rock groups ever, claude19's commentary is a super one and explains the concert tours and plane crash! i think and this is my own opinion that lynyrd skynyrd's best song was 'i know a little' because it boogied to southern rockers like no other! excellent image render and tribute! free bird forever!:(*5

It's a well done piece of artwork!

beautiful colored fractal leaf

excellent artwork

beautiful apo and composition

Free Bird, one of my favorite songs by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Nice Apo fractal!!

Fantastic vision of delights my friend looks pretty cool!!!

I didn't know those musicians. It is a very beautiful image!

Touching tribute! I remember the night we heard about the plane crash -- a girl in my dorm came bursting out into the hall and said, "OMG, Lynyrd Skynyrd just crashed!" The group had just played at GSU -- Georgia Southern College then -- a week or two earlier. (I remember that night well...I drank way too much gin.) But I remember them doing Free Bird -- Ronnie Van Zant's long hair was swinging back and forth, he was so into the song. Anyhow...this image and your text tribute brings back memories. It is a fantastic image on its own, too. Great vibrant colors against the dark, starry bkg. This is one of those special images that I'll remember. :-)

1621 In my out of here count down.... I was here and I enjoyed the view.